L'EQUIPE ANNOUNCED: NANTES CHANGED HANDS FOR 100 MILLION

FC Nantes, one of the France Ligue 1 teams, changed hands with a historical decision. The famous sports newspaper L'Equipe announced to its readers that president Waldemar Kita, who headed the club for a long time, reached a final agreement to sell the team. In the details of the news, it was stated that there were 3 different official offers on the table for the sale of the club, but the strong consortium formed by French and Portuguese investors clearly left its competitors behind. As a result of intensive negotiations that lasted for months, the parties shook hands, and the sale price was determined as exactly 100 million Euros. Waldemar Kita, whom the Nantes fans criticized for a long time due to his management style, accepted this massive offer that came to the table without hesitation. It was emphasized that the process reached an extremely advanced stage and lawyers stepped in to sign the legal documents. It turned out that the French and Portuguese partners prepared a massive investment plan to strengthen the financial structure of the club and carry the team back to the European cups. L'Equipe expressed that this sale operation was one of the biggest moves of recent years for the French football economy. The new owners planned to make the official announcement in a short time. Fan groups in the city celebrated this historical handover news with great enthusiasm and waited hopefully for the new era to start. The Waldemar Kita era thus officially closed with a price of 100 million Euros.

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