BREAKING: Francis Franken has had enough and resigns as Beerschot chairman – Football News

Francis Franken resigns from Beerschot VA. The businessman will sit in the stands for the last time on Friday as president of the doctoral candidate. Enough is enough.

Beerschot VA concludes the season on Friday evening with a festive match in Kiel. The new champion and doctoral candidate receives the Patro Eisden Maasmechelen.

For Francis Franken, this will be the immediate end as chairman of the board Models. Antwerp newspaper He announces his resignation from his position as president.

That's not all: Franken will also resign from the Board of Directors with immediate effect. The director of construction company DCA still owns 12.5 percent of the shares.

The reason for Vrancken's decision is United World's position. The Saudi owners of Beerschot have been looking for a buyer for months. This has now been found, but there is no agreement.

Why is Francis Franken resigning as President of Beerschot VA?

United World has rejected the offer from a Chinese investment group, despite support from Flemish minority shareholders. the reason? According to the Saudis, Beerschot is worth much more due to the upgrade.

For Vrancken, the volume is already full. He was completely fed up with the poor communication and fickleness of the United World. The (outgoing) president has been involved in the story for seven years. He was successively a shareholder, board member and president.