The news had the effect of a small bombshell in the great French football family: Paris FC will be bought by the Arnault family, while the Austrian firm Redbull would bring its know-how in sports by becoming a minority shareholder. . Currently in Ligue 2, the capital’s second club should therefore have substantial resources in the very short term to try to reach the elite.
The prospect of seeing Paris FC compete with
Paris Saint-Germain in the medium term is also attractive. Like Madrid, Rome, London, Manchester or Milan, Paris could rely on several leading clubs at the highest level.
According to Riolo, the Arnault family could have bought… PSG
Called to comment on this matter, Daniel Riolo explained that the next owner of Paris FC could also have invested in… PSG. “ Perhaps even if Qatar had been a seller, it would have been PSG that they would have bought. They wanted a football club, they looked for Lille, Bordeaux, Saint-Etienne,” said the journalist in After Foot, on RMC.
For his part, PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi views the arrival of a Parisian competitor very favorably. “ This is great news. It’s fantastic for Paris, fantastic for French football. This will bring emulation and new healthy competition to the highest level of football in the capital.“.
