“Nous avons décidé de quitter les Girondins au moment où le PSG a été racheté”
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M6 announced in 2018 that it had completed the sale of the Girondins de Bordeaux club to the General American Capital Partners investment fund for 100 million euros. The club belonged to the M6 group since 1999. Nicolas De Tavernost, chairman of the management board of this media group returns to this decision today as reporter for journalist Pierre Rondeau.
For the leader, the arrival of the Qatari in Paris also motivated the decision to sell the Girondins. “In Ligue 1, since the arrival of PSG, it is almost impossible, for another club, to be champion. We decided to leave the Girondins when the PSG was bought. Complicated” are justified. businessman.
“The stadium is a commercial failure”
The native of Villefranche-sur-Saône also draws up a lucid report on the current economic situation of the Girondins. For him, the construction of the Matmut Atlantique stadium did not give the expected effects. “Regarding the new Girondins stadium, it is as much an architectural success, as it is a commercial failure. We have not increased resources thanks to the stadium”.
He also regrets the failure of the recovery plan. “We had left a club in a good sporting and economic condition. It is clear that the recovery plan has failed and that the new American investors have left the team in a bad state (…)” Now, I think investors will come only if the revenue is guaranteed, not assumed or promised “
“In Ligue 1, since the arrival of PSG, it is almost impossible for another club to be champion. We decided to leave the Girondins when PSG was bought. Complicated”
– Pierre Rondeau (@ PierreR0ndeau) September 30, 2021
to summarize
Under the leadership of Nicolas de Tavernost who acquired the club’s buyout in 1999, the Girondins won a French league title in 2009, a Coupe de France (2013), three Coupe de la Ligue (2002, 2007 and 2009) and two Champions Trophies (2008, 2009).