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Mercato Mercato: A €200m agreement reached with McCourt for the sale of OM? The truth comes out

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Holder of a Master’s degree in international law, I realized at the end of my university course that it was important to evolve in a field that we appreciate. Overnight, I decided to put an end to the dream of my parents, who saw me as a future lawyer, to live from my passion: sport. Since then, I have covered mercatos and sports news, trying to inform readers as well as possible.

Last November, Mohamed Ayachi Ajroudi revealed his truths about his attempt to take over OM. The opportunity for him to announce that an agreement in principle had been reached with the Marseille leaders, and in particular Frank McCourt. But present at his side in 2020, Mourad Boudjellal denied any contact with the American official.

In 2020, Mohamed Ayachi Ajroudi and Mourad Boudjellal had hit the headlines by revealing their desire to buy theOM to Frank McCourt. An attempt, which did not go to completion since the owner of the Marseille club had announced to take legal action against the two men. Since then, the former president of RCT distanced himself from the Tunisian businessman, who had returned to this attempt to take over theOM last November.

Ajroudi announced a €200m agreement with OM

In an interview given to Attessia TV, Ajroudi announced that he had reached an agreement with Marseille officials to buy theOM. “ OM is a club that I love, the price was €200m, there was an agreement in principle, some media campaigned against me, that’s normal. The information came out before the final act said the Tunisian last November.

“He never had contact with McCourt”

In an interview at Sunday newspaper, Boudjellal delivered his truth. According to him, Ajroudi never discussed with McCourt these last months. “ He just wanted to go back and forth. And above all, he lied because he never had contact with McCourt, when he assured me. The media coverage drove him crazy. I was attributed press releases that I discovered at the same time as the press. Where it was said that the players were bad or that an ultimatum to sell was given. An ultimatum, McCourt has nothing to wax. We were totally delirious, ridiculous ” did he declare.

“So much the better that it didn’t happen with OM”

Boudjellal then insisted on making his mea culpa. ” In this story, I let myself be seduced, it was exciting. I never wanted to buy OM. Sure. I haven’t been good, but I don’t care about my image. Even Picasso made drafts (…) So much the better that it was not done with OM. It was too big to start. I think I would have failed miserably. And that I would have been driven out of Marseilles with tar and feathers he confided.

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