As Bordeaux face liquidation threat, Gérard Lopez races cars in Mexico | OneFootball

According to L'Équipe, Bordeaux have been excluded from national competitions and are under threat of liquidation, while owner Gérard Lopez is competing in a car race in Mexico.

Lopez remains the owner after the proposed takeover by Sparta Capital and Park Bench collapsed following confirmation of the club’s exclusion.

As the club enters decisive hours and players at the end of their tether urged him to find a quick solution, Lopez has chosen to race in the northern Mexican desert, one of his passions. The businessman, already responsible for the bankruptcies of Mouscron in Belgium and Boavista in Portugal, restricted comments after criticism from supporters and promoted the trip on the Instagram account of his GL27 Racing Team.

He is seen preparing for the Baja 400, a race across Baja California, with qualifying starting from Thursday.

Around 9,500 kilometres away, Bordeaux learned their Coupe de France third round tie against Saintes, a Départemental 2 side, has been postponed.

Source: L'Équipe

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