Montpellier HSC is set to be acquired by English investment fund GSS. An agreement is expected within the next few hours. The Nicollin family may leave the presidency. The club has finished 8th in Ligue 2 this season, far from the ambitions of a club of this stature. The sports structure needs a financial boost that the Nicollin family can no longer provide alone at the desired level. GSS arrives at the right time, on solid bases, with a decision that could fall within the next few hours. The profile of Karbassiyoon deserves attention. Born in Roanoke, Virginia in 1984, of American and Iranian nationality, he had a discreet career as a player: formed at Arsenal, loaned to Ipswich Town, passed through Burnley before retiring at Roanoke Star in 2007. Nothing extraordinary on the pitches. It's in the background that he built his true career. Recruiter at Arsenal first from 2007 to 2012, he returned to the London club in 2016 to take on successively the roles of match analyst, recruiter and office employee until 2020. Fifteen years in the orbit of Arsenal, building a network of contacts at the international level. It's precisely this address book that has positioned him as a natural intermediary between GSS and Montpellier. No UEFA Pro coach's license, no impressive palmarès: just a man who knows the world and knows how to make the right people talk. A profile that intrigues. Of which to imagine a close relationship between MHSC and Arsenal in the future? MHSC has passed the DNCG last week. A positive signal that facilitates the attractiveness of the file for an external investor. It's the central question that remains in suspense. If GSS takes over the entire club, Laurent Nicollin leaves the presidency and Montpellier enters a new era without the name that built it. If the fund takes a minority participation, the Nicollins remain in command with reinforced means. The two scenarios have very different implications for the project