Even before buying the club, Dan Friedkin is already winning at Cannes. He is simply the producer of the last Palme d’or at the 75th film festival Triangle of Sadness, the feature film by Ruben Ostlünd. Anything but a welcome gift, just the reward for his flair, he who also produced the 2017 Palme d’Or and Clint Eastwood’s film The Mule.
The Californian made his fortune in the automobile
But it was in the automobile that this 56-year-old Californian made his fortune in the 90s, reseller of Toyota models in several states, he accumulated millions to be able to invest today in the areas that make him vibrate. Especially soccer. He bought AS Roma for nearly 600 million euros two years ago. The Portuguese José Mourinho arrived on the bench at the start of the season to offer the Roman club the first European Cup in its history a few days ago in C4.
Another Mediterranean club in the sights
Today, Cannes is rolling out the red carpet for her. Among the fifty or so recovery files that arrived on the desk of President Annie Courtade, it was Dan Friedkin’s ambitious project that emerged victorious. There are still a few formalities to be settled and the takeover should be formalized within two weeks. Fallen into anonymity and the amateur world more than twenty years ago, AS Cannes can see the future in a big way. With the first objective of going back to Ligue 2 within five years. At the same time Dan Friedkin will try to further expand his empire. The American is looking to buy at least one other club from the Mediterranean arc.