“ This is very brutal .” Gilbert Ysern does not hide his surprise. At 59, the Director General of the FFT and the Roland Garros tournament said it had been asked in the late morning to leave the premises of the Federation by relatives of President Jean Gachassin.
Refusing to comment more, Gilbert Ysern, however, suggested that his ouster was the result of disagreements displayed in recent weeks at the head of the Federation: “ I bother but I have nothing to reproach myself “continued Ysern, who held the position of General manager of the FFT since 2008, where he notably led the Roland Garros expansion project.
“I mind but I have nothing to reproach myself”
In December, Jean Gachassin had severely cropped its CEO in an interview with newspaper Team , confirming have hesitated to fire him in November. “Today is quite frosty between us. I respect his position. He must respect mine. The leaders direct and permanent implement the decisions of the Federal Office and the management committee “Mr. Gachassin had said, referring in particular to malfunctions and communication gaps at the dismissal of Arnaud Clement of post captain of France’s Davis Cup.
More recently, relations were strained again with the presentation at the Sports Ministry a report of the Inspector General on the Management of Fédération.Gilbert Ysern confirmed to AFP he was one of the candidates approached to take over from Jean-Pierre Hugues in the general direction of the professional Football League. “ I declined saying somewhat naively that I was very attached to the French Tennis Federation.”
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