Together with the former tennis number 1, two F1 pilots also enter the company: Felipe Massa and Kevin Magnussen. The goal is to bring the Mans back to playing the great levels
From tennis to football. Novak Djokovic He is ready to launch himself into a new challenge, because the former number 1 of world tennis (now in sixth place in the ATP ranking) is officially a new partner of the Le Mans FCFrench club currently in Ligue2. And with him there will also be two other well -known sportsmen, namely the former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa and the current Haas driver Kevin Magnussen.
Novak Djokovic is a new partner of Le Mans: with him also Massa and Magnussen.
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Novak Djokovic officially enters the world of football. The Serbian tennis player, through the Brazilian company of sports investments “Outfield“(international company specialized in the sports sector), has decided to invest and return among the financial partners of the Le Mans, a team for ten years owned by Thierry Gomez and who in the last season has obtained the promotion in Ligue 2. Together with the current number 6 in the world there are also Felipe Massaformer pilot of the FerrariAnd Kevin Magnussenfirst guide in Formula1 for Haas.
As stated by the president of the Giallorossi on the official website, the goal is to report the Le Mans to play the great levels of the past. The club, in fact, is missing in Ligue1 since 2009, the year in which the relegation to Ligue2 arrived and before the serious crisis and failure of the following years. And now, after years of work and sacrifice, the finish line is now close.
“We want to help grow grow The brand and sports heritage of the city. The Mans has a single name in world sport, and the sense of belonging that the club can offer makes this project exceptional. Novak, Felipe and Kevin understand it better than anyone else, and that’s why they are so enthusiastic “, He writes in the official press release Georgios FrangulisCEO of Oakberrypartner of tennis number 1 Aryna Sabalenka and he also a member of Outfield, as well as investor of Le Mans.
These, however, the words accompanied by Felipe Massa: “I think everyone knows My passion for footballwho is now taking me to take this step. The Mans FC has a strong link with Motorsport and when my great friend and partner of Oakberry, Georgios Frangulis, presented me the project, I wanted to be part of it, even more alongside people who respect deeply, like Djokovic, who needs no introduction, and Magnussen, with whom I shared many years in Formula 1. A great opportunitywho uses the momentum of French football, reigning champion of the Champions League and who is currently attracting significant investments “.
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