Since the categorical refusal of the Paris town hall to sell the Parc des Princes-Historical Stade of Paris Saint-Germain since the 1970s-the Ile-de-France club has intensified its quest for a new site to build a modern enclosure, in its image and under its total control. Determined to cross a CAP in terms of infrastructure, PSG aims to build a stadium of more than 60,000 places, with a vast commercial and event complex nicknamed “PSG LAND”. In this context, several Île-de-France municipalities have said they were ready to welcome the future “Hub” of PSG, which would not be a simple stadium, but a multifunctional complex like big clubs such as Real Madrid or Bayern Munich. The club is looking for sufficient space (around 50 to 70 hectares) to build an enclosure of more than 60,000 places, accompanied by shops, restaurants, hotel, club museum, fan zones, business center and logistics infrastructure. Among the potential sites, Massy (Essonne) and Poissy (Yvelines) – where PSG has already established its training campus – are in good position. Gonesse (Val-d'Oise), who seeks to relaunch the development of the Gonesse triangle area after the abandonment of the EuropaCity project, is also in the running. Montigny-le-Bretonneux (in the Yvelines), or Saint-Denis, near the Stade de France, were also mentioned. These municipalities see it as a chance to energize their territory economically and symbolically.
Last week, the press was also invited, by the city of Ris-Orangis in Essonne, to visit a site with an area of 100 hectares which includes the old racetrack and the ex-user of Lu-Danone, located 25 kilometers from the capital, accessible with lines D and C of the RER, tram T12, the A6 highway, as well as the national roads N7 and N14. The project can possibly enjoy a strengthening of public transport as part of the development of Greater Paris. This file, soberly entitled “Objectif 2030”, has several strategic advantages for Paris Saint-Germain. But it is in Poissy, already a seat of the new PSG campus opened in 2023, that the discussions today seem the most advanced. Backed by the Stellantis industrial site, which could release a large surplus surface, Poissy brings together several key criteria: logistical proximity, large land capacity, and easy access by motorway and rail axes. Now is the time for the feasibility study, but the cards could well be rebuilt for the benefit of this strategic commune in Western Paris. The Parisian reports this Tuesday that the city of Poissy responded by taking ahead of the file: “We discuss and are ready to study. But to date, the club has not yet revealed its decision ”confirms a spokesperson for the automotive group Stellantis.
Advanced discussions with Poissy!
Paris Saint-Germain is seriously planning to move its stadium to Poissy, a hypothesis now confirmed by Stellantis, owner of the vast industrial site of the town. During an extraordinary social and economic committee, the group announced that it was in discussion with the club to welcome a new stadium on the grounds of its factory. This is the first time that this option has been officially recognized by both parties, even if PSG specifies that no final decision has yet been taken. This project is part of the club's desire to find a new home after the Paris City Hall refusal to sell it the Parc des Princes, occupied since the 1970s. Poissy appears as a credible and strategic option. The City of Yvelines is already hosting the PSG training center inaugurated in 2023, and benefits from a complete transport network: RER, SNCF, future tram and direct access to A13 and A14 motorways. The Stellantis site covers 170 hectares, well beyond the 50 hectares required by the club for its major project called “PSG LAND”, which would include a stadium of at least 60,000 places as well as commercial and leisure equipment. This land potential, coupled with a global trend in reducing industrial surfaces, makes this establishment realistic according to Stellantis.
However, the prospect of such a project arouses concerns, especially on the industrial future of the site. Stellantis claims that the construction of the stadium would compromise neither production nor employment, emphasizing the possibility of reconfiguring industrial activities by diversifying production (stamping, batteries, spare parts). MP Karl Olive stresses that the available surface would reconcile the two uses, especially since the workforce has decreased sharply since the 1960s. PSG, for its part, insists on the need that this project fits into a “territory project” with the support of local actors. Despite the optimism displayed by certain elected officials, the unions, and in particular the South majority union, remain very cautious. They denounce the absence of concrete guarantees for employees, particularly beyond 2028, when the factory could cease the production of certain models. The employee representatives request written commitments on the maintenance of jobs and will be received by the mayor of Poissy to discuss them. This climate of social tension recalls that behind PSG's ambition hide industrial, territorial and human issues which must imperatively be reconciled so that the project will see the day. Now is the time for the feasibility study, but the cards could well be rebuilt for the benefit of this strategic commune in Western Paris.
