According to L’Équipe, he has changed his mind, and will, in association with the Austrian energy drink group Red Bull, buy Paris FC, current leader of Ligue 2. A thunderclap in the world of French football which sees thus the prospect of a second very big club settling in the Parisian landscape, facing Paris Saint-Germain held by Qatar. Pierre Ferracci, current president and majority shareholder of Paris FC, had been looking for some time for a French or European buyer who was not an investment fund and who could continue to grow his club while respecting its DNA.
Jürgen Klopp, football boss for the Red Bull group
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Still according to L’Équipe, initially, Ferracci should keep approximately 30% of the capital until 2027, when it would exit. Red Bull would take nearly 15% and the Arnault family, whose fortune is estimated at more than 200 billion euros, will become the majority shareholder of the club, at 55-56% while waiting to buy back Ferracci’s shares in three years. .
