Josh Wander was not at Bauer but he closely followed the Ascent match against Dijon on Friday evening (0-2). Before kick-off, the CEO of 777 Partner, owner of Red Star, sent a message to coach Habib Beye and president Patrice Haddad. From the United States, he then joined the locker room party via FaceTime.
“I would like to congratulate Red Star FC on their well-deserved promotion to League Two today. After coming so close last year, we came into this season with extra motivation and have consistently delivered outstanding performances. This achievement is to the credit of our incredible players, all the staff led by Habib Beye, as well as the president, management, staff and all those who work behind the scenes. I would especially like to congratulate the wonderful Red Star fans, whose passion and dedication to the team has never wavered,” he wrote in a statement.
“Obtain the agreement for the training center, before being able to dream of Ligue 1 on a long-term vision”.
The owner of Red Star, who also owns several other clubs (Standard Liège, Genoa, etc.) then displayed his ambitions for the Saint-Ouen club. “This climb is an important step in our Red Star project, which began when we arrived two years ago,” he continues. The next step will be to continue to invest time and resources to stabilize the club in Ligue 2, and to obtain agreement for the training center, before being able to dream of Ligue 1 on a long-term vision. The strength of our project is the strength of Red Star: a club which represents its territory, a committed, popular club which supports the rise of the club's young people to the high level. This is the DNA of Red Star, which cannot and which we do not want to change. »
In the coming days, Josh Wander should speak with Habib Beye, at the end of his contract. On Friday, the Red Star coach did more than open the door to a departure by asking for resources: “I want a team to move up to L1 very quickly. This is what I will say to my president and to the investors,” declared Beye, who is therefore waiting for certain guarantees to continue the adventure at Red Star. According to our information, the budget should be doubled and exceed 15 million euros in L2.