MANCHESTER, England (AP) – Manchester City’s assets in Abu Dhabi added a tenth club to their global portfolio by announcing Thursday the takeover of the French team of the department at the time, Troyes.
The City Football Group will be Troyes’ majority shareholder after the purchase of the shares of its former owner, Daniel Masoni.
“We have been interested in French for some time and have admired ESTAC (Troyes),” said Ferran Soriano, managing director of CFG, “so we are very happy to have finished the acquisition of our tenth club and to have a permanent presence. In France.”
Soriano is a “milestone” for the group.
“Our purpose remains to play charming football, identify and expand core skill and have a permanent presence in the world’s football centers,” he said.”There is no doubt that France is one of the football countries in the world and we are proud to be part of this community.”
CFG clubs also come with New York City FC, Melbourne City, Girona in Spain, Yokohama F.Seafarers in Japan, Sichuan Jiuniu FC in China, Mumbai City FC in India, Club Atletico Torque in Uruguay and Lommel in Belgium.The organization also has a “collaboration agreement” with the Venezuelan national team of Atlético de Venezuela.
Troyes, which was founded in 1986 and is located in northeastern France, in fourth place, at a promotional position point, when french Ligue 2 canceled last season due to the coronavirus epidemic.
Among his best-known former gamers is former French midfielder Blaise Matuidi.
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