Marc Keller, Strasbourg president steering Racing through the BlueCo era | OneFootball

Marc Keller remains a discreet public figure yet an ever-present operator at Strasbourg, steering Racing through the BlueCo era without altering his long-term plan since selling the club on 22 June 2023.

From a fourth-floor office overlooking the training pitches, his next priority is the pro training centre after a 10-year, 185 M€ stadium rebuild. According to L'Équipe, costings top Monday’s opening meeting.

The upgrade is budgeted at 11-15 M€ before tax, replacing Algeco cabins with two-storey blocks and expanding from 1,800 to 3,000 m2 by July 2027, before attention turns to the academy over two or three years. Operations chief Alain Plet will oversee delivery.

With the revamped Meinau due in August, revenue is projected to rise from 25 to 45 M€ this season, and naming is not planned. Keller accepts some hostility to multi-ownership, but says the sale was elective amid TV rights falling from 25 to 6 M€, and a ceiling reached.

BlueCo kept him in place and even offered a very long support clause, which he declined to preserve freedom. He keeps operational control, has less sway on sporting matters, cites a veto, and highlights Gary O’Neil’s arrival after Liam Rosenior left for Chelsea on 6 January.

Rooted in Alsace, he was made a Chevalier of the Légion d’honneur by Arsène Wenger on 12 November 2024 and has served on the FFF executive for 10 years. He sits on the LFP board of seven, works on L3, and says the job runs 365 days a year.

Source: L'Équipe