Report: Marseille at risk of facing similar financial plight to AC Milan
- Jordan Russell (@JordRuss96)
American entrepreneur Frank McCourt bought the club, having previously been the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, but this has not settled a very complex financial situation at the Orange Vélodrome. Les Olympiens have spent a lot of money over the last 18 months, and there is growing concern that the team’s growth could be stumped by a period of austerity during the 2018/19 campaign.
Consequently, the club hierarchy has scheduled a meeting with UEFA in order to discuss the possibility of reaching a Voluntary Agreement so that they will face reduced sanctions. While the governing body recently rejected AC Milan’s plan to do a similar deal, there is greater optimism where the French side is concerned because the state of their accounts is nowhere near as bad as the Rossoneri’s.