Bought by the Arnault family and the Red Bull group, Paris FC has great ambitions. The Ligue 2 outfit could become a serious competitor for Paris Saint-Germain in the future. But contrary to what had been announced, this new context does not bother PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi at all.
We are not there yet but, in a few years, Paris Saint-Germain will perhaps have a real competitor in Ligue 1. This is in any case the objective of Paris FC and its new owners. Thanks to the takeover by the Arnault family and the Red Bull group, the Ligue 2 team has great ambitions. A new context that would displease Nasser Al-Khelaïfi.
According to the newspaper L'Equipe, the president of the reigning French champion, who was unaware of the arrival of such solid investors in Paris FC, was upset by this operation. “ He sees a competitor arrive with enormous resources who has the name of Paris and the Eiffel Tower on his logo.underlined a Qatar specialist contacted by the sports daily. It's no longer the same situation as with Paris FC before, even if it had moved up to L1. It will take time, but the PFC will eventually overshadow PSG. » Except that in reality, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi would not see things that way.
Al-Khelaïfi would be rather delighted
La Source Parisienne denies and denounces a “ fake news totalement ridicule » about the Qatari, rather excited by the announced developments of the neighbor. “ Nasser Al-Khelaïfi pushes for a strong Ligue 1 with big competitionrevealed the X account. He has the economic vision which means that he knows that clubs with real projects, very good players would transform Ligue 1 into an ultra competitive league. With more TV rights, more money and more visibility for everyone. » Regardless, the president of PSG will probably be attentive to the investments made by the PFC.
