Ligue 1: Police investigating some of Marseille's past transfer dealings
Wednesday 19 November 2014 21:24, UK
Marseille have confirmed that French police are conducting an investigation into some of the club's past transfer dealings.
According to reports, club officials were among a number of people taken into custody as part of a probe into whether or not illicit payments were made alongside high-profile transfers in and out of the club.
A statement on the Marseille website said: "Vincent Labrune and Philippe Perez, president and general manager of Olympique Marseille, met this morning to answer questions from investigators.
"The hearings today are part of an investigation which started almost two years ago, relating in particular to the conditions around former player transfers.
"Since the initiation of this investigation, the club and its leaders have continued to collaborate with justice and to contribute to the manifestation of the truth.
"The primary shareholder of the club, Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, today reiterated her determination that Olympique de Marseille will be managed in accordance with professional and ethical standards and expressed full confidence in the current management as well as the French judicial system."
Reports state that the investigation is focused on the deal which brought France striker Andre-Pierre Gignac to the club for around 16million euros in 2010.
