“It’s not a topic to stop the women’s team,” Deballon said contextually

With a deficit of 7 million euros, Dijon recently had to reduce its costs. As a result, Pierre-Henri Deballon was forced to make economic layoffs, greatly affecting administrative staff. And this, even after he sold the training center for 11.9 million euros to pay back part of his debt. The elimination of the DFCO women’s team was also announced in the media. What the man in office from last July decided to challenge. “It is not an issue to stop the women’s team. But we also have to reduce the sail. We have 50 registrants, few spectators and participants. I hope that their good results will fill the stadium,” he said, first, during an interview given to our colleagues from Good Public.

“But we cannot turn a blind eye, we are living beyond our means. The girls lose around €500,000. In Saint-Etienne, I asked not to go to the hotel and we arrive on the day of the game and we won. ” continues Deballon, who sees his women’s team surprisingly in fourth place in the Arkema Premier League after the first seven days. “If we can balance this section, I want to keep it . If we can’t do it, I’m not a magician, we might have to open the door to an investor. Today, no one came to me and I did that. I am not looking for investors.