Ligue 1: the Saudi Al-Walid Al-Saud is interested in buying Olympique de Marseille (L'Équipe)

The Saudi businessman Al-Walid Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud may be interested in a takeover bid of Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1), said the French daily L'Équipe on 24/11/2014.

Relatives of the businessman had been seen in Marseille in April 2014, and Patrick Mennucci, who was the Socialist candidate for mayor of Marseille in March 2014, had reported a possible takeover of Olympique de Marseille with a "Saudi prince." "Very reliable sources have informed me of a potential buyer in Saudi Arabia. For me it is the most credible bid in acquiring OM," said Patrick Mennucci to L'Équipe.

The bid for Olympique de Marseille by Al-Walid Bin Talal Bin Abdelaziz Al-Saoud is being prepared by "a regular in the world of French football," said L'Équipe, which estimates the price of a possible sale of Olympique de Marseille from Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, majority shareholder of the club, between €100 to €150 million.

"I do not plan to sell the club" (Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, owner of OM, on 19/03/2014)

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