Eric Lapointe says his group could return to Alouettes’ ownership picture
Eric Lapointe’s group remains out of the Montreal Alouettes ownership picture, but could re-emerge with a simple telephone call.
The former Hec Crighton Trophy winner announced April 6 his potential investors had decided against purchasing the Alouettes. Just three weeks earlier, Lapointe said he was simply a phone call away from quickly assembling a potential ownership group to buy the troubled franchise but that call never came.
There were reports Monday that Lapointe’s group was back in the Als’ ownership picture, a claim Lapointe denied. However, the 44-year-old native of Brossard, Que., reiterated he could quickly re-assemble his investors if called upon.
“There’s no being back in the picture because I don’t have anything,” Lapointe said in a telephone interview. “I could be in . . . I don’t see why I’d say no (if either CFL or Als came calling).