According to information from L’Equipe, the LFP was raided this Tuesday, November 5.
L’Equipe announced this Tuesday, November 5, that searches took place as part of the investigation by the national financial prosecutor’s office into the 1.5 billion euro agreement signed between the Professional Football League and the football fund. CVC investment in 2022. The other searches took place at the same time at the home of the president of the LFP, Vincent Labrune, in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône), but also in the CVC premises.
The search comes after the senatorial report on the management of the LFP, and in particular the conditions of this agreement with CVC. He had also targeted the salary of Vincent Labrune, tripled at the time of the deal (to reach 1.2 million euros annually). The investigations are carried out by the Central Office for the Fight against Corruption and Financial and Tax Offenses (OCLICIFF) and the research section of the gendarmerie.
As a reminder, this deal was criticized because the LFP ceded 13.04% of its income to CVC for life in exchange for an initial check for 1.5 billion euros supposed to replenish the coffers of League clubs. 1…