Paris FC is preparing to experience a major upheaval with a change in shareholding. According to information from The Team the Parisian club, leader of Ligue 2, is about to be bought by the Arnault family associated with Red Bull.
The club is aiming for Ligue 1
According to the sports daily, President Pierre Ferracci would keep 30% of the capital until 2027, while Red Bull takes 15% and the Arnault family becomes the majority shareholder with 55-56% of the shares. The involvement of the Arnault family, the third largest fortune in the world, would be on a personal basis, via a holding company, and not through the luxury group LVMH. According to various internal sources at the club, the Arnault family will enter into exclusive negotiations next week.
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If this project comes to fruition, it could launch the project of building a second major club in the capital. The recruitments of Jean-Philippe Krasso and Maxime Lopez were a first step in this direction, stating the objective of moving up to Ligue 1 this season.
