What if... Toulouse Football Club also succumbed to the lure of the Middle East. Already in discussions to sell the club in the fall of 2023, TFC's management has received a major new interest: that of the Dubai-based World Gate Investment fund. Discussions are beginning with the American owners, RedBird Capital Partners. This doesn't mean the deal will go through.
Embarrassed by the presence of AC Milan and TFC in its fold, which prevents these two clubs from playing in the European Cup simultaneously, RedBird Capital Partners is open to the sale of the French club.
World Gate Investment, quite far from football for the moment
RedBird, owner of Téfécé since July 2020, sees the 2023 Coupe de France winner as a potential capital gain. The Dubai fund, World Gate Investment, could, according to the newspaper L'Equipe, to offer itself a showcase in Europe. Businessman Anas Amin's company is not yet very well known on the old continent. And its activities have nothing to do with football, or sports in general. Except when it comes to organizing charity matches...
But the ambition to acquire a football club seems clear: recently, WGI attempted to acquire the Belgian club Standard de Liège. In vain. There could be something new in the coming weeks", assures a person close to the case.
