Monaco will be Russian

Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev by the end of this year will become the owner of the football club "Monaco". At least at this very hope the club president Etienne Franzi. "We have a plan, providing that everything will be decided before the end of the year, and it will be Mr. Rybolovlev and his team - said the football functionary. - This is good news for the "Monaco", and for French football in general. " The former owner of "BRIC" Dmitry Rybolovlev occupies 14th place in the list of the richest businessmen in Russia according to the magazine Forbes, and his fortune is estimated at $ 9, 5 billion. Earlier in the newspapers available information about the possible arrival in the "Monaco" Russian businessman who is willing to invest club 200 million euros. However, the Rybolovlev denied this information. "Monaco", the seven-time champion of France and member of the Champions League final in 2004, but at the end of last season, relegated to the second division of French, which is now, in the summer of parting with a large group of players, languishing in the cellar of the standings. In 16 games the team scored only one victory. It is worth noting that the title sponsor of the football club "Monaco" for a while there was another Russian businessman - the chapter "Fedkominvesta" Alex Fedorychev. In 2003, the Russian company even going to buy the club, who was then on the verge of bankruptcy, but the deal has not received approval from the Government of Monaco. Obnvleno 24.12.2011: The rumors were confirmed: the news agency "France Press" reported that the company Monaco Sport Invest, controlled by Dmitry Rybolovlev, bought 66, 67% of the football club "Monaco". In accordance with the agreements, MSI is committed to invest in the club for at least 100 million euros over the next four years. Mr. Rybolovlev will head the board of directors of the club.