On the terraces: Oliver Kahn linked to Bordeaux investment

In a weekly Newsletter, Matt Ford keeps an eye on the action off the pitch in the Bundesliga and German football, explaining what’s going on from fan protests to finances.

Happy new year, frohes neues Jahr or, as Oliver Kahn might be tempted to say, bonne année! It's fair to say that nobody expected to be starting 2025 with this one but according to reports in France, which have been confirmed by the man himself, former Bayern Munich goalkeeper, captain, and chief executive Kahn has indeed expressed an interest in investing in stricken French giants Girondins de Bordeaux – the six-times Ligue 1 winners who were forcibly relegated to the fourth division last season. Why? Warum? Pourquoi? Read on …

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