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Part of situation: Park Bench to acquire Bordeaux for one euro to avoid debt (19 clusters)

FC Girondins de Bordeaux sold for one euro to Park Bench

FC Girondins de Bordeaux Park Bench football club takeover French football debt restructuring

The historic French football club FC Girondins de Bordeaux has been acquired by the US-based investment fund Park Bench for a symbolic price of one euro. The deal marks the end of Gérard Lopez’s five-year ownership, a period during which the six-time French champions experienced a severe decline, falling from Ligue 1 to the sixth-tier Regional 1 due to financial instability.

As part of the acquisition, Park Bench will assume the club’s substantial debts. While estimates vary, reports suggest the debt is being restructured from approximately 26 million euros down to between 13 and 18 million euros, with a repayment plan extended to 12 years to ensure long-term viability. The fund is controlled by Evan Sofer and James Bord and already holds interests in clubs such as Córdoba in Spain and Dunfermline Athletic in Scotland.

The transaction remains subject to final regulatory approvals. The Bordeaux Commercial Court must formalize the continuation plan, and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine regional club control commission must validate the ownership change and the 2026/27 operational budget to allow the club to compete in the sixth division.

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Bordeaux Commercial Court · Evan Sofer · FC Girondins de Bordeaux · Gérard Lopez · James Bord · Nouvelle-Aquitaine regional club control commission · Park Bench

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Pao na najniže grane: Slavni evropski gigant prodat za samo jedan evro! [sportskiportal.com]
Clube tradicional da França é vendido por R$ 6 e assume dívida milionária | CNN Brasil [www.cnnbrasil.com.br]
Park Bench acquires FC Girondins de Bordeaux from Gérard Lopez [world-today-journal.com]
El grupo inversor estadounidense Park Bench compra el Girondins de Burdeos por 1 euro [www.diarioestrategia.cl]
Echipa de tradiţie din Europa, cumpărată cu un euro! Anunţul istoric făcut: "O sumă simbolică" - Antena Sport [as.ro]
Após falência, Bordeaux, tradicional clube francês, é vendido por R$ 6 [contilnetnoticias.com.br]
Tradicional clube francês segue em crise e é vendido por 1 euro; saiba detalhes [www.gazetaweb.com]
Campeón de Francia se vende. . . ¡POR UN EURO! | Excélsior [www.excelsior.com.mx]
Efsane kulüp 1 avroya satıldı [dokuzeylul.com]
Un club de fotbal de tradiție, vândut pentru un euro! [www.sport.ro]
Clubul de mare tradiție e salvat! A fost cumpărat de un fond de investiții pentru suma simbolică de un euro [golazo.ro]
Čuveni francuski klub prodat za 1 evro! [www.espreso.co.rs]
Girondins de Bordeaux: Gérard Lopez vend le club pour 1 euro symbolique à Park Bench [entrevue.fr]
Un club gigante del fútbol francés fue vendido por un euro: la increíble caída del Bordeaux [442.perfil.com]
El Girondins de Burdeos, vendido por 1 euro [www.diariodenavarra.es]
Franse grootmacht gered van ondergang: zesvoudig kampioen voor één euro overgenomen [www.voetbalzone.nl]
Egy euróért adják el a hatodosztályba száműzött, nagy múltú francia csapatot [index.hu]
OM, FC Nantes, Bordeaux : une vente historique officielle, un autre géant bientôt concerné ? [www.butfootballclub.fr]
Venden el Girondins de Burdeos por solo un euro [www.cope.es]
Kultni francuski klub prodan za samo jedan euro, ali dugovi su i dalje milijunski [www.tportal.hr]