2023-07-05 13:06:00
The story repeats itself. A year ago almost to the day, FC Versailles, promoted to National (3rd French division), chose to everyone’s surprise to play its home matches at the Jean-Bouin stadium in Paris (16th century), home of the Stade rugby players. French, preferred to that of the footballers of the Entente Sannois-Saint-Gratien. The Montbauron stadium in Versailles still not being approved, the Yvelines club hesitated for a long time between the two enclosures for the 2023-2024 financial year. Especially since the Michel-Hidalgo stadium in Saint-Gratien (Val-d’Oise) had hosted the last two home games of FC Versailles (against Red Star and Avranches) at the end of last season due to the unavailability of the Jean-Bouin stadium.
According to our information, the Versailles leaders have chosen to stay at the Jean-Bouin stadium. A sign that the ambitions and the means have not dropped despite the change of president during the off-season. The club paid around 80,000 euros per game (all inclusive) for the rental of the Jean-Bouin stadium last season. Thanks to the arrival of its new president and majority shareholder, Alexandre Mulliez, grandson of the founder of the Auchan group, former vice-president of Auchan Retail France, FC Versailles was able to pass before the National Directorate of the control of management (DNCG) while the risk of a bankruptcy filing was not to be ruled out a month and a half ago.
Former international midfielder Jeremain Lens remains at the club
Under the leadership of their new coach Laurent Peyrelade, the players resumed training on Monday in their brand new training center located in Bougival (Yvelines). The latter still hosted the women of PSG last season. Among the ten players who took over was the former international attacking midfielder (34 caps, 8 goals) Jeremain Lens. After a first exercise marked by injuries but also several very good performances, the former player of PSV Eindhoven and Dynamo Kiev has decided to honor the last year of his contract despite the pregnancy of his wife who lives in the Netherlands. . Further reinforcements are expected in the coming days.
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