2024-08-01 10:52:34
After Mbappé as a footballer, Mbappé became an investor. At 25, the new Real Madrid striker became the owner on Tuesday July 30 of the Malherbe stadium in Caen. He was one of the first active players to get his hands on a team. He bought 80% of the shares of the League 2 team for a sum of around 20 million thirteen. If this Normandy team has a financial need, it also allows you to promote a brand image.
Published on: 01/08/2024 – 12:52
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The line has arrived in Spain, Kylian Mbappé is already back in France for the takeover of SM Caen. Through the investment fund Interconnected Ventures company, Bondynois bought 80% of the shares of the American investment fund Oaktree.
Ouch Malherbe stadium, the current Chairman of the supervisory board Pierre-Antoine Capton, Chairman of the board of Mediawan, a French heavyweight in European audiovisual production, remains a partial shareholder (20%), the press said. The deal was completed this Tuesday evening. The amount of the operation is not yet known officially, but many media also The team etc The Parisian suggest a sum between 15 and 20 million euros.
This two-player hat is a small earthquake in the world of football. Even if he is not the first professional musician to become a club owner, he is one of the first active artists to do so. Before him, David Beckham, retired, founded Inter Miami in 2018, a team of which he is the president and manager. The Brazilian Ronaldo also bought the Cruzeiro football club in Brazil before selling his shares.
This communication function is carefully planned, according to sports economist Pierre Rondeau. ” We are also on this taxonomy centered around a local group to move away from this Paris-centric image. Mbappé, who plays in the bling-bling Qatari PSG, actually bet on Caen “, he explained.
A process investment
With a Ligue 2 team that dominates Ligue 1, the French club leader is also making a strategic investment. ” In football, you can make money, but more at the transfer window level. A player like Mbappé and the aura he has, can influence future young talents. You can refer them to your group and make money, then », analyzed Vincent Chaudel, co-founder of the Sports Business Observatory.
Ziad Hammoud, a close friend of the actor and former strategic director of beIN Media Group, took over as chairman of the group. For several months, he became the managing director of Mbappé’s art company, Interconnected Ventures. ” As the main investor in this project, we are very excited about continuing the development of the Malherbe Caen stadium, with PAC Invest “, announced Ziad Hammoud, quoted in the press release, while adding:” We are committed to creating an environment where young talents can grow and where the club can defend its identity with strength and ambition. ».
But the motivations of Mbappé’s investor are not important according to Pierre Rondeau. The decision is above all those around you. ” This is not a way that comes directly from him but from his family and from SARL Mbappé with his mother and father who are very present. Mbappé, will be above all and above all Real Madrid footballers », he added.
The last statement can also be a choice of one. Mbappé almost signed for Caen in 2013 before signing for AS Monaco.
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