Paris Saint-Germain plays on all fronts. January 3 is synonymous with the deadline for the capital club, as part of the constitution of its application file for the purchase of the Stade de France. But at the same time, PSG is working to renovate the Parc des Princes as explained The Team. If the Parisians’ den belongs to the City of Paris, and not to the club, Paris Saint-Germain is nevertheless in the oven and at the mill to try to carry out a large-scale project. The objective is simple, at least on paper: increase the capacity of the stadium (from approximately 47,000 seats to 60,000), add a roof and a retractable lawn.
Like Real Madrid and its Santiago-Bernabeu stadium, more bling-bling than ever, PSG wants to modernize its own, with the help of the architectural firms Pierre Ferret and Populous. But such work could increase the bill to a billion euros. An ambitious project that the Parisian club wishes to lead, while relations with the City are still so cold. Despite everything, the latter would be ready, always according to The Team, to grant a very long-term lease (99 years) to Paris Saint-Germain. Nasser Al-Khelaïfi has never hidden his ambition to take over the Parc des Princes, he who still maintains a delicate relationship with Anne Hidalgo, and there is no doubt that he will try to acquire the stadium until the end. “What is the value of the stadium without PSG? It’s nothing. The town hall must also ask itself what the club brings to the city.he said last year, on the sidelines of the World Cup in Qatar.
