Manchester Metropolis’s House owners Add French Membership Troyes To International Soccer Portfolio | Soccer Information

Manchester City‘s mum or dad firm has invested in French Ligue 2 facet Troyes, taking the entire variety of golf equipment in its international steady to 10. The City Football Group will develop into the brand new majority shareholder in Troyes after shopping for the stake from earlier proprietor Daniel Masoni. Together with Manchester Metropolis and Troyes, CFG additionally owns New York Metropolis, Melbourne Metropolis, Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan, Montevideo Metropolis Torque in Uruguay, Girona in Spain, Sichuan Jiuniu in China, Mumbai Metropolis in India and Lommel SK in Belgium.

Troyes had been fourth within the French second tier final season earlier than the 2019/20 marketing campaign was deserted as a result of coronavirus.

Ferran Soriano, chief govt of CFG, stated: “We’ve had an curiosity in French soccer for a while and have lengthy admired ESTAC (Troyes), so we’re delighted to have accomplished the acquisition of our 10th membership and have a everlasting presence in France.

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“This can be a milestone for Metropolis Soccer Group and demonstrates how our mannequin continues to adapt and develop in a comparatively quick area of time.

“At Metropolis Soccer Group, our goal stays to play stunning soccer, establish and develop grassroots expertise and have a everlasting presence on the planet’s soccer centres.”