Among those arrested is “a manager known to our security elements for a long time and who is being prevented from entering the stadium”, Paris FC president Pierre Ferracci told AFP.
According to him, “a group of thugs, whose main actors were prevented from entering the stadium, waited for the Ultras Lutetia, a peaceful group, at the exit of the match and attacked them.”
“Fortunately the Lutetia were there in large numbers and put them to flight, otherwise it could have been much more serious,” he added.
Beyond the legal proceedings initiated, the Paris police prefect, Laurent Nuñez, “will draw all the consequences and with the greatest administrative firmness from this brawl between two antagonistic groups of Paris FC supporters”, announced the police headquarters.
The clashes took place around 10:30 p.m. near the Charléty stadium (13th arrondissement) after the match which ended in a draw (3-3) between the two teams.
The Arnault family – whose patriarch is Bernard Arnault, CEO of LVMH – announced in mid-October that it had entered, via its holding company Agache, into “exclusive negotiations with a view to acquiring a majority stake in Paris FC”.
With this acquisition, Paris FC could become the second major football club in the capital with Paris SG.
Pierre Ferracci assured that he was “not worried” about the image of his club vis-à-vis investors who “know the world of football and are very careful that we take all the appropriate measures” to “put these individuals out of harm’s way”.
