PSG, faced with the refusal of Paris town hall to sell the Parc des Princes, has no other choice but to build a new stadium. Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, the president of the club, has made this decision and the search for a new location continues. A new track has been born in Ris-Orangis and PSG should make its decision at the very beginning of 2025, for this project which could cost up to €500M.
There will be no going back between the PSG and the Paris town hall. Anne Hidalgomayor of the French capital refuses to sell the Parc des Princes to PSG. A choice that saddens its president, Nasser Al-Khelaïfias he had indicated to RMC at the start of the year: We know what we want, we wasted eight years. If the Town Hall had told us from the start that it wouldn’t be for sale, we would have already left. We don’t want to leave but they force us to leave. »
Ris-Orangis, a boon for PSG?
According to The Parisianthe leaders of PSG recently visited the old abandoned racecourse of Ris-Orangis. This is not the first time that this place has been studied, since the FFR had also considered building its large stadium on this site. The advantage for the PSG is the available space, around 100 hectares and above all the immediate availability of the place.
Decision in 2025?
The lease of PSG with the Paris town hall concerning the Parc des Princes runs until 2044. Despite this long deadline, the PSG no longer has time and then The Parisianthe choice of location for the future stadium will be finalized in the first weeks of 2025. Nasser Al-Khelaifi had also explicitly stated it on the airwaves of RMC : « We need a stadium ready in three or four years. We have no time to lose, otherwise we are behind other clubs in Europe. We need to build as quickly as possible. » For the moment, five places are under discussion: Montigny-le-Bretonneux, Poissy, Gonesse, Aulnay-sous-Bois and therefore Ris-Orangis. As a reminder, the PSG could spend €500M to carry out this XXL project.
