Olympique Lyonnais the next target of Petrodollars from Middle East – Report
While the Paris Saint-Germain’s version of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Qatar-c2986 Investment Authority takes centre stage in sports and media in French Ligue 1, reports suggest that some investors from Middle East are planning to do the same at Olympique Lyonnais.
With over 80 million Euros invested in this summer’s transfer market, PSG became the envy of Ligue 1 and Europe. The way things are going, it seems that PSG are promised of at least one trophy by the end of the current campaign. However, reports claim that
things won’t be as easy for the Parisian club come the end of the 2011/2012 season.
According to 10 sport, some wealthy investors from the Gulf are looking to buy Olympique Lyonnais. 10 sport’s issue of the day asserts that investors from Qatar and the UAE are well placed to takeover Lyon.
After his twenty fourth year as the president of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-Lyonnais-c40130, Jean-Michel Aulas might be prepared to give up on the Rhone club to owners who could finance multi million Euro deals for players in the future thus starting a new kind of battle for championship
in France – something that was an unknown idea in the Ligue 1.
Though the concept seems to be a utopian one for that matter, a takeover by a Middle Eastern consortium could definitely spark a new rivalry in French football and would also open up a gateway for other billionaires to buy clubs in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899.
After winning the right to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022, Qatar is certainly becoming a bulimic trend in the world of football. Manchester City are currently owned by Al-Ittihad which is a consortium from UAE while La Liga side Malaga are owned by Qataris.
Since the arrival of the cash-laden Middle Eastern consortium to Europe, a massive inflation in player price has been seen that is certainly not a good thing for football as clubs that are forced to spend wisely would never stand a chance to compete against
their wealthier opponents.
Though it still remains to be seen whether Lyon would be bought by a Middle Eastern consortium or not, clearly the shape of football is changing rapidly with Petrodollar billionaires looking to own famous European clubs in order to enhance their brand.
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