I know Flamini is doing financially very well. Is eboue In a good place now? I hope so. What is pascal cygan up to?

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    There’s no evidence that Flamini’s company is worth billions.

    Daily Express, and other papers, have incorrectly sourced a Forbes article saying it is. The Forbes article only states Unilever made $1bn available for that space but it wasn’t an investment in Flamini’s company.

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      1 year ago

      Not yet… his company (GFB chemicals) controls the patent for the production of Levulinic Acid , which has the potential to be a key ingredient in many different biofuels and petrochemical plastic replacements.

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      1 year ago

      one article came out years ago with highly misleading wording and now everyone remains convinced Flamini is a multi-billionaire.

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      1 year ago

      There was a serious interview circulating not too long ago where he was being asked if he would buy Arsenal. His response didn’t rule it out. So his financial prospects can’t be that bad.

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      1 year ago

      “Flamini is an investor of a company in a field that could be worth billions some day” --> “Flamini’s company is worth billions!” --> “Mathieu Flamini personally has access to 30+ billion in liquid assets at this very moment, I can’t wait for him to buy out Kroenke and get Mbappe and Messi!”

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        1 year ago

        To be fair calling it ‘flamini’s company’ is not really inaccurate, its literally named after him.