For the president, “the risk of bankruptcy is not completely ruled out”

Mathieu Messina-Arrighi, the president of GFC Ajaccio, spoke in the columns of Corse Matin on the club’s files, both regarding its economic and sporting future. Indeed, the Gazélec is under threat of a relegation to National 2, after finishing the season of National 1 in 19th place. For the president of the GFCA, he says that today the club is “in a waiting phase” Of course, he said “We hope for a positive outcome and please believe that we do not spare our efforts, so that a favorable outcome can take place on May 20, the date on which we should be fixed. ” Indeed, on May 20, a General Assembly of the FFF must decide on the ups and downs in Ligue 2 and National 1. A day that will be very important for the club, sportingly and financially.

“For now, we are clinging to the hope that came from the LFP, through the voice of Ddier Quillot. He essentially announced that the League would ensure that no club is forced to file for bankruptcy. ” An essential word for the president of the GFCA, who therefore hopes that the League will increase the National 1 to 20 clubs, as requested by Christophe Chareyre, the general manager of the GFCA in the After Foot last Saturday. Indeed, as Messina-Arrighi confided, “a descent for a professional club would generate catastrophic consequences. Behind the strict application of the regulations (which Noël Le Graët, the president of the FFF wants to enforce), there is an economic issue that cannot be neglected.

“We will have to save the clubs which are companies”

Regarding the professional status of his club, and what a descent would entail, Mathieu Messina-Arrighi said “we are faced with an exceptional situation and from there, we are entitled to expect equally exceptional measures Everything suggests that we will have to save the clubs which are companies. Obviously, we are betting on that. Beyond the sporting aspect, there is the economic aspect. ” Indeed, for the president of GFC Ajaccio, it is vital for the survival of his club that the latter does not descend to National 2. Because a descent, as he declared, could lead to the loss of professional status and a deposit. possible balance sheet.

Indeed, the president of the Corsican club declared “Currently, the situation deprives us of four months of income on a budget where we are subject to twelve months of charges. The shortfall is significant and it cannot be filled. Without them. aid which accompanies professional status, the risk of filing for bankruptcy is therefore not completely ruled out. ” But he wants to reassure the supporters, who are scared at the idea of ​​seeing the club file for bankruptcy, explaining that the will of the leaders is to save the club and that they are already working on two budgets. For his part, he does not intend to leave the club and he wants to bring together a pool of shareholders around the GFCA project. This is why he wants to save the club, to be there for him but that he reminds that a descent would be catastrophic. His idea of ​​bringing together a shareholder pool is therefore very important in his eyes, with three or four business leaders from the Ajaccian region coming to strengthen the club on its own funds. But for now, the urgency is to maintain the GFCA in National 1.

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