At Red Star, it’s especially lively behind the scenes at the moment. As we revealed, Reda Hammache, the former sports director of Nîmes (L1 then L2) should arrive in March. The Saint-Ouen club also continues to arouse envy even if Patrice Haddad insists “that he is not a seller”. Frequently solicited, the president of Red Star has received a takeover offer from the American investment fund “777 Partners” as announced by the Team. Owner of Genoa for a few weeks, the American fund would have sent an offer of 9 M€.
This is not the first time that the Red Star has been approached by American investors. In 2018, RedBird Capital, now owner of Toulouse (L2) had its sights on Red Star as well as Paris FC. Last September, Karim Bouamrane, the mayor of Saint-Ouen, did not hide his preference for the Reality group, already a 17% shareholder and promoter of the renovation of Bauer.
First non-relegation
But if things move behind the scenes, on the ground, the Red Star continues to worry. For his beautiful projects to be realized, he will already have to think regarding saving his place in National. If it had the opportunity to get closer to Orleans in the event of a victory this Monday at the end of the 21st day, Habib Beye’s team was once more disappointed. Still beaten, the Red Star remains glued to 14th place, that of first non-relegation, with three points ahead of Chambly. Between the Red Star, Chambly (15th) and Créteil (16th) whose match last Saturday once morest Sète and that of Bourg-en-Bresse this Thursday were postponed due to Covid, there is a good risk of having big disappointments at the May.
Against Orléans, the team in form for 2022 (5th success in the last 6 games), the Red Star cashed in fairly quickly (24th), as too often this season, and never managed to come back. Orleans goalkeeper Franck L’hostis proved intractable once morest Owen Maës (22nd, 62nd). “We are frustrated, recognizes Cheikh Ndoye. We might have equalized. Orléans scores on his only highlight. The National, we know, when a team opens the scoring, following that it becomes difficult, because it defends like dogs (sic). »
The Red Star will play once more on a Monday (February 21), in Bauer, once morest Annecy, installed on the podium (3-0). It’s starting to feel urgent.
Match sheet
ORLÉANS – RED STAR : 1-0 (1-0).
But. Lepaul (24e).
Red Star : Butuelle – Tré, Homawoo (Meyapya, 57th), Sparagna, Kouagba – Cadiou (C. Ndoye, 57th), M. Ndoye (Doucouré, 82nd) - Guel, Maës (Tokpa, 69th), Durand – Meissa Ba. Entr. : Beye.