Foot OM – OM: Nice is ultra-rich, Eyraud is not even jealous

Now the club is in the hands of the wealthy Jim Ratcliffe, who said that "reasonable" investments will be made to bring the club back to the European Cup as soon as possible. Another competitor for Olympique de Marseille, fifth in L1 last year behind Saint-Etienne, Lyon, Lille and Paris Saint-Germain. But for Jacques-Henri Eyraud, the acquisition of Nice is above all good news for the attractiveness of Ligue 1.

"This is good news for French football. I still regret that the big French entrepreneurs do not invest more in sport number 1. When we have someone with the pedigree of Jim Ratcliffe, with his envy, this can only be a good thing. I am for the competition, I am not against it. But there is still much to change so that Ligue 1 can take full advantage of the commitment of such international entrepreneurs. " commented the president of Marseille in the columns of L'Equipe. It remains to be seen whether his speech will always be the same at the end of the season, if OGC Nice finishes in front of OM …