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Football: finally a second big club in the capital? FC about to be bought by the family of one of the richest men on the planet

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The Arnault family and the Austrian group Red Bull will soon acquire FC. A new era could open for the other club in the capital which will develop great ambitions.

What if Paris FC also dreamed bigger? According to newspaper information The Teamthe current leader of Ligue 2 will soon be bought by the Arnault family supported by a renowned minority shareholder: Red Bull. The famous Austrian group has already invested in football and owns two well-known clubs in the European landscape, Leipzig and Salzburg.

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Negotiations between the Arnault family and the current owner of PFC, Pierre Ferracci, are expected to begin next week. The Team specifies that Ferracci will retain 30% of the club’s shares before selling them to the leader of the luxury group LVMH which, in 2027, will own 85% of the capital. The remaining 15% will go to Red Bull.

An ambitious project

According to this information, the third richest person in the world (according to the Forbes ranking) would have great ambitions for the club located south of the capital. The future owners hope to place Paris FC at the top of the Ligue 1 table, before applying for European places.

The next winter transfer window should go in this direction. Players “far from Ligue 2 standards” could arrive in Paris from the start of 2025, a source close to the matter told RMC Sport.

The Arnault family will even invest directly in the club, since Antoine, Bernard’s son, would become president of the club in two years. This football enthusiast had been looking to get involved in this sport for a long time. This could change the face of French football.

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