Two fortunes, two visions, two methods. Asked regarding the billionaires François Pinault and Frank McCourt, a hierarch of French football draws a western-style parallel: “I have the impression that the first is in the process of arming itself with a higher caliber when the other has already toasted quite a few cartridges”. Last summer, the two clubs recruited for nearly 80 M€ but, when Rennes pays cash, Marseille shifts over several seasons with loans and other shrewd architectures. This strategy is also the result of their history in this environment.
