The former emblematic goalkeeper of Bayern Munich and Germany, Oliver Kahn, said on Friday January 3 that he was holding preliminary discussions with a view to taking over the Girondins de Bordeaux club, today in great financial difficulties.
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“ Discussions regarding possible involvement with the Girondins de Bordeaux are at an initial stage “, Oliver Kahn told the popular German daily Bildconfirming information first published by the French regional daily Sud Ouest. “ There is nothing more to say at the moment », added the former chairman of the board of directors of the Munich club.
According to the daily South WestJacques-Henri Eyraud, former president of Olympique de Marseille, would have established the first contacts in December with the owner of the Girondins, Gérard Lopez, on behalf of Oliver Kahn.
Six-time champion of France, the Girondins de Bordeaux are playing this season in National 2, the fourth national level, after the club was placed in receivership in the summer of 2024 to fill a financial hole of more than 100 million euros in debt.
Former Mannschaft goalkeeper in the 1990s and 2000s, Oliver Kahn was removed from the presidency of Bayern Munich in May 2023 after an 11? the club’s consecutive title in the Bundesliga, Germany’s top division.