Attachment to the city, first steps in football… Why Xavier Niel is investing in US Créteil-Lusitanos
The businessman remained deeply attached to the city where he grew up. Increasingly involved in football, he chose to become even more involved by becoming the majority shareholder of the National 2 club.
By Samuel GothotThis Wednesday, he proclaimed his love for Créteil again. Invited to the media library of the Abbaye-Nelson Mandela for a meeting alongside Jean-Louis Missika, former deputy mayor of Paris, Xavier Niel could not refuse to express his gratitude towards the city where he grew up. "I systematically mention this city. I love it in a reckless, strong way. I grew up there, my parents are buried there, my grandparents too, it's my DNA," he assured.
That same evening, big news confirmed the 57-year-old businessman's deep attachment to his beloved city: Xavier Niel was to become the majority shareholder of US Créteil-Lusitanos . Through his holding company NJJ, the founder of Free will buy back part of the shares of Bassam Al-Homsi, the current president, and launch an ambitious project to "help the Béliers go as high as possible." "Kaaris has shone a light on Sevran, I want to shine a light on Créteil," he declared in a press release, with his characteristic humor.
Le Parisien
