Montpellier club is in financial difficulty and only eighth in the last Ligue 2 championship. Current president Laurent Nicollin seeks to sell his club. In financial difficulty and only eighth in the last Ligue 2 championship, the MHSC could find a new owner soon. In recent hours, it's Romain Molina, independent journalist, who revealed that the pailladin club could be sold to an investment fund, among others led by German international Ilkay Gündogan, as well as former Arsenal analyst and former player agent, Daniel Karbassiyoon. A source close to the file indicates that it is not an investment fund but rather a group of entrepreneurs, decided to pool their experiences in the world of football, and whose knowledge in their respective field is recognized. This group of investors (more than the number of three mentioned according to our information) would thus include personalities who have already had in the past management experiences of very high-level clubs. ## Based on the identity of the city But it's on the governance model that they want to differentiate themselves. If the sale of players is today an indispensable fact in the world of football, this project wants to inscribe itself in the long term, without relying exclusively on the trading model. What interests these new actors is the city, the formation, the sporting identity, the strength of the community that surrounds the club and the history built by the Nicollin, we are told. If things are advancing, they are not yet finalized. Among the ongoing discussions, there is still to be known what structure will bear the acquisition. But also the place that could have Laurent Nicollin, the current president of the club, in the organizational chart of a club founded in its current form by his father Louis Nicollin in 1974.