Could the project for a new stadium for the MHSC never go to the end? This Monday morning, during the traditional press conference for the takeover of the Montpellier football club (Hérault), Laurent Nicollin, its president, expressed his fears.
“For some time, we have had difficulties with a partner, explained Laurent Nicollin, reports Gazette Live. I’m not saying the project is stalled, but it’s not far off. The Territory Bank drastically reduced what it was supposed to give us. “We do not know the amount of the envelope that the subsidiary of the Caisse des dépôts had promised to the MHSC. We simply know that 84% of the 245 million euros needed to build the new cauldron must be provided by the Nicollin company, which is supported in its investment by the Banque des Territoires.
“I would like to see it in my lifetime”
Laurent Nicollin clarified that if he failed to file the building permit for the new stadium by December, “he cancels the project”. “If we postpone each time by six months, it will be released in 2040, and I will be caned, he confided. I would like to see it in my lifetime. »
20 minutes asked the Banque des Territoires on Monday to find out the terms of its commitment to the MHSC. So far, we have had no response.