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Victor Wembanyama: Why Is His Transfer to Boulogne Under Investigation for Corruption?

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The transfer of Victor Wembanyama to Boulogne-Billancourt basketball club is under investigation. The mayor is suspected of corruption, involving real estate companies. The club, now dissolved, has marked...

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The transfer of Victor Wembanyama to Boulogne-Billancourt basketball club is under investigation. The mayor is suspected of corruption, involving real estate companies. The club, now dissolved, has marked...

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In 2022, the elected candidate set out in four to bring the basketball star to the Metropolitans' club 92, one year before his departure for the United States. Including soliciting private funding that leads to suspicions of corruption.

·Paris, France
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After a single season in the ranks of the ASVEL, Victor Wembanyama took over the direction of Boulogne-Levallois in the summer of 2022. The native of Chesnay had spent the season preparing him for his arrival in the NBA under the guise of Vincent Collet, who was then also a selector of the French team. If the transplant had taken on a sporting plan, with a final of Betclic Elite lost against Monaco, the deal could soon change from an economic po…

According to "Mediapart", Pierre-Christophe Baguet, the mayor of Boulogne-Billancourt (LR), is targeted by an investigation opened by the National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) following a complaint filed on suspicions of corruption and influence trafficking during the transfer of Victor Wembanyama to Metropolitans 92 in 2022.

·Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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Mediapart broke the news in Paris, France on Sunday, December 21, 2025.
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