Paris Saint-Germain is getting closer to leaving the Parc des Princes and even Paris. Before we see a new enclosure emerge, there is still a long way to go. But the capital's club, in disagreement with Paris town hall over the Parc des Princes, is currently studying several potential sites. Like a Ligue 1 multiplex, rumors have multiplied in recent weeks. According to our information, the applications of Massy, Ris-Orangis and Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, which have the merit of being official, are one step ahead of other options released in the press.
Concerning the Saint-Cloud racecourse (Hauts-de-Seine), “there is no contact to date”refuted Guillaume de Saint-Seine, president of France Galop, owner of the enclosure. Nothing concrete at the moment near Poissy (Yvelines), where PSG has built its brand new training center. “Madame Mayor Sandrine Berno Dos Santos has not spoken on the subject and she does not wish to comment on rumors”his office informed franceinfo: sport. By asking to be heard by Nasser al-Khelaïfi through the press, in The ParisianAulnay-sous-Bois (Seine-Saint-Denis) demonstrates the distance separating it from the Parisian leaders.
Advantages, disadvantages and location of the surfaces studied… Franceinfo: sport takes stock of the three most concrete official projects at the moment.
The long-standing candidacy: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
“We have been talking with them for almost two years. We were able to see all their specifications. It's a very nice project.”. When other cities wish to work discreetly Jean-Michel Fourgous (LR), the president of the agglomeration of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (78), does not hide his desire to welcome the future PSG stadium. The candidacy has even taken on the appearance of a campaign in recent weeks, to the point of buying a page of advertising in the December 16 edition of The Team to ask the question: “What better place than Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to host the future PSG stadium?”.
According to our information, the project representatives were invited to the Parc des Princes for the clash against OL on December 15. The latter participated in a working meeting three days later with those of PSG. The land proposed to the capital club is a plot of 50 hectares to the north of the Île des Loisirs, a vast space located in the middle of several towns in Yvelines, including Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Trappes and Montigny-le -Bretonneux (which bore the name of the candidacy a few weeks ago). Although it is located more than 20 kilometers by car from the western gate of Paris, Jean-Michel Fourgous defends the accessibility of the site.
“You have no red lights from the Parc des Princes. It takes you between 20 and 30 minutes by car. There is only the highway”insists the latter, counting on an upcoming boom in autonomous (driverless) cars and shuttles. Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is one of the first towns targeted for testing them. “We have line N from La Défense, RER C from Paris-Montparnasse and metro line 18 which will open”he lists.Another argument for this candidacy, his Olympic experience. Elancourt hill (town of which Jean-Michel Fourgous is mayor), the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome and the national golf course hosted several events of the Paris 2024 Games.
But within the city, there is no consensus on the project. In a press release, four mayors, including that of Trappes, Ali Rabeh (Génération.s), declared themselves opposed to it a year ago, affirming that it “would cause considerable damage to the fragile ecological and economic balances of our territory.”
-The quick option: the Ris-Orangis racecourse
One month after the revelation by The Parisian of the visit of a PSG delegation (December 17), led by general director Victoriano Melero, the mayor of Ris-Orangis formalized his candidacy to host the future stadium of the Parisian club in his wishes to the population, Saturday 18 January. “All this is not a tale. Our candidacy is serious. Talks are underway”explained Stéphane Raffalli (PS) to the Rissois.
The land in question is 97 hectares of land on two sports and industrial wastelands that have been abandoned since 2003. It is at this location that the French Rugby Federation planned to build an 82,000-seat stadium which would accommodate the big leagues. matches of the French XV and Top 14, before giving up in 2016. This first experience presents an opportunity to save time. “I have seen lunar projections for other files, of at least 10 years. Here, with very serious back-planning, the objective is 2030”breathes someone close to the file.
The racecourse is located in the second ring (in Essonne), in the South, 25 kilometers from Porte d'Orléans. Of the options that have filtered through the press, it is the furthest from Paris, but Ris-Orangis wants to believe that being both close to the main road infrastructures (A6, Francilienne) and rail (RER D, Tram 12 ) and sufficiently far from the first homes is a valid argument. We also note that the vast space studied by PSG can accommodate additional parking for 4 to 5,000 spaces.
The most recent idea : Massy
The Parisian revealed this track on January 10. “I confirm it to you. PSG is interested in Massy”announced Nicolas Samsoen (UDI), the mayor of the town located in Essonne, the next day, in his wishes to the population. The land under study is located in the Tuileries zone and in the ZAC de la Bonde.
“We must measure the opportunities and risks of such a projectwarns the mayor. This would generate significant flows of people, on the roads and in transport. But it is also an asset, an opportunity for employment. There are two mistakes to avoid: fear which dictates 'not that for me', and blind enthusiasm which would make us accept anything.”explained the mayor in front of the Massicois.
In a first duel, in the FFR call for tenders, Massy lost to Ris-Orangis in 2011. “The land is partly agricultural. There are uncertainties linked to the passage of planes and the proximity of Orly. One of the two wastelands, that of Carrefour, is in the middle of an urban fabric with an immediate neighborhood”analyzes an external observer, not necessarily convinced by the arguments of this project.
