According to information from Est Républicain, FC Sochaux was sold by the Chinese group Nenking. Former managers Jean-Claude Plessis and Pierre Wantiez are back in charge of the club and hope to avoid filing for bankruptcy. The two men are gathering investors around them to allow the historic club to play National 1 this season.
The verdict will take place next week, a passage before the DNCG (which had demoted the club because of its financial balance sheet) is planned to validate, or not, the budget presented by the new management. If Sochaux manages to compete in the National 1 championship, the club should be allowed to retain its professional status, and therefore its training center, for two years. This hearing before the financial policeman of French football will therefore be crucial.
In addition to the investors, a verbal agreement exists between the leaders and the Sociochaux association to integrate the supporters into the capital of the club. The association in question is raising funds, already reaching nearly 200,000 euros this Thursday. “We are calling on local businesses to join the club, whatever their budget,” said Florian Pasqualini, member of Sociochaux, on Thursday morning. Romain Peugeot, who saw his plan to buy FCSM fail last week, is also in support of this new attempt to rescue the club, in a personal capacity.
