AS Saint-Étienne: "Relegation wouldn't change our project" (Larry Tanenbaum)

"(Relegation to Ligue 2 at the end of the 2024-25 season) would be a setback, but it wouldn't change anything about our project. We're not talking about a one-year investment, but about building a generation capable of fighting for titles. What we have to do is continue to build and plan for the future. Whether that requires more money or more time, that's part of our plan," said Larry Tanenbaum, owner of AS Saint-Étienne (Ligue 1 McDonald's), to the French sports daily L'Équipe on 22/04/2025.

The Canadian bought AS Saint-Étienne via his family group Kilmer Sports Ventures in June 2024, just after the club's promotion to Ligue 1, following exclusive negotiations which began on 13/05/2024. AS Saint-Étienne are in 17^th place (out of 18) in the 2024-25 Ligue 1 table after 30 matchdays (out of 34), with 27 points, which is as many as 16^th-placed Le Havre AC and three points fewer than Angers SCO (30 points), in 15^th and the first non-relegated team.

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