An ambitious takeover. In recent weeks, the Arnault family has formalized the acquisition of Paris FC as a majority shareholder. Bernard Arnault, head of the LVMH group, is one of the greatest French fortunes. Enough to display great ambitions for the Ile-de-France club. Present before the media, his son Antoine Arnault detailed the PFC project and assured that the Red Bull group would not be directly involved in the shareholding: « The club will belong to my family. It will not be co-owned by the Arnault family and Red Bull. They do not want to access multi-ownership with a hypothetical ''Red Bull Paris FC'', it is not at all the same logic that they have in Leipzig, Salzburg and in other clubs. Here, it's really a sporting partner ».
“Jürgen is very excited about this project”
The Austrian group should thus acquire “only” 11% of the shares in the PFC, compared to 52% for the Arnault family. Red Bull will nevertheless bring its expertise, notably with the presence of its new football boss, Jürgen Klopp: “Jürgen is very excited about this project, with the prospect of giving us the benefit of his eye “. Good news for Paris FC, which will be able to rely on the experience of the legendary German coach.
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Antoine Arnault spoke to the press to outline the outlines of his new project with Paris FC. The son of billionaire Bernard Arnault assures that the PFC will not enter into co-ownership within the Red Bull group.
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