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In an interview for AFP, the Arnault family, via their son Antoine, communicated about the takeover of Paris FC. He was questioned about the genesis of the project, explaining and confirming above all that the Girondins de Bordeaux and the Stade de Reims had been discussed internally, before “falling back” on the second club in the capital.
“I have been passionate about football for a long time, as have two of my brothers, Frédéric and Alexandre. With my brothers and my sister, we agreed that the ideal would be to look at a club that is not already very established to be able to build our history. We looked at different files, from afar without contacting the clubs, like Reims or Bordeaux. And very quickly, the Paris FC project fell apart. There was great sporting potential. We have some form of expertise in the management and organization of fashion houses, leather goods, cosmetic perfumes, wines and spirits, but in sports management we are still quite new. We know, through our partnership with Formula 1 and with our watch brands, the Red Bull house which also has real expertise in club development”
