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Bordeaux sold to US-based fund for one euro ahead of fresh sixth-tier start

Park Bench will assume about €18 million in debt as Bordeaux seeks approvals to avoid liquidation and begin its season in Regional 1.

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Bordeaux announced on Wednesday that US-based investment fund Park Bench had purchased the club for €1 ($1.14).The deal will see owner ​Gerard Lopez exit the club after a five-year spell ‌that has seen the 2008-09 Ligue 1 winners descend from the top tier of French football to the sixth, where they will now ​attempt to start their season.

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By signing an agreement with Gérard Lopez for the purchase of the club, the American company will allow the Girondins to avoid liquidation. And shoulder the responsibility to restore stability and a future

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The club has been bought by the American sports investor group Park Bench

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Bordeaux, which has won the French championship, is in trouble.

·Helsinki, Finland
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The famous French football club Bordeaux was sold to new investors for 1 euro, and the owner will hand over the club for all the time.

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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عبر Cedarnews.net. لم体ابعر الم体يد من ال的بار وال体ارير الحري علنا ممعنا. While the transfer agreement signed this Wednesday morning between Gérard Lopez's company and the Anglo-American investment fund Park Bench "marque. الم نشر عبر عبر مو

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The Bordeaux Club was sold for one symbolic euro, after the club that was among the most successful clubs in the French ball ever turned into a sixth-class club.

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franceinfo.fr broke the news on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
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