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In the midst of the media turmoil, Gérard Piqué does not hesitate to speak up. While he is singled out following revelations from the media El Confidential in Spain, in particular for his role in moving the Spanish Super Cup final to Saudi Arabia, or for having asked for clemency for his club FC Andorra from the boss of the Spanish Football League, the defender s is delivered daily the team to give his version of the facts. A classic defense from the 2010 world champion, who however released a crisp information about the Red Star.
“We immediately liked it”
“We were on the verge of buying Red Star. Unfortunately, we landed a little late in the negotiations. But I went to Paris, I saw the stadium, I spoke with Patrice Haddad, the owner at at the time. I was interested because things have been going well since we bought FC Andorra. We took over the club in the fifth division and today we are first in D3. We are trying to replicate this model in another club. And the Red Star, for its history, its spectacular fans, its stadium being renovated. We liked it straight away. We made a very good offer at the last minute, but it didn’t work out. not done,” he said. Currently, it is the 777 Partners group, which notably owns Genoa in Italy, which is on the verge of recovering the Saint-Ouen club.
to summarize
The Red Star could have been bought by the central defender of Barça, Gérard Piqué, at the head of his company Kosmos and president of FC Andorra. The player is singled out for moving the Super Cup from Spain to Saudi Arabia.
