Bordeaux sold to investment fund Park Bench (L'Équipe)

Girondins de Bordeaux have reportedly found a buyer, according to L’Équipe, following the sale agreement signed by Waldemar Kita for FC Nantes. The English investment fund Park Bench has reportedly signed an agreement from Tuesday into Wednesday to purchase the club from Gérard Lopez for a symbolic one euro. The report frames the move as a potential “brighter future” for the Girondins, but notes that more information is expected to follow. The article centers on the ownership change rather than operational details, emphasizing the finalization of a buyer after the earlier Nantes-related transaction involving Kita.