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American investment fund interested in stake in PSG

Three investment funds have expressed interest in acquiring a small percentage of PSG.

Andrés Onrubia
Aritz GabilondoAS_AGabilondo
Paris Saint Germain's Portuguese Football Advisor Luis Campos (R) and Paris Saint Germain's Qatari president Nasser al-Khelaifi speak on the sidelines of a training session on the eve of the UEFA Champions League round of 16, 2nd-leg football match FC Bayern Munich v Paris Saint-Germain FC in Munich, southern Germany, on March 7, 2023. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
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Paris Saint-Germain will embark on a new era in the coming months. The French club will inaugurate a new sports facility this year, located in Yvelines, and will also seek new buyers to acquire a small stake in the club in order to provide a significant cash injection into the coffers of the Qatari-ruled outfit.

During the 2022 World Cup, PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi confirmed that he was looking for new investors, which in no way meant the end of the investment initiated by PSG owners QSI in the French capital back in 2011. As part of this opening phase, three investment funds have already expressed interest in acquiring a small percentage, with Arctos Sports Partners being the latest to join the list.

AS understands that the American investment fund (Arctos), with assets of 7 billion euros, which holds shares in Fenway Sports Group, owner of Liverpool, sent representatives to the Parc des Princes on April 30, during the 3-1 defeat to Lorient, to position itself in the bid to become one of PSG’s minority shareholders.

The percentage of shares held by the new investor would range between 5% and 15%. The current value of the club is more than 4 billion euros, meaning the transaction could range from 200 to 600 million euros. Twelve years ago, Qatar acquired PSG for 70 million euros, experiencing unprecedented economic growth in France. Sources consulted by AS reiterate that opening the door to new investors does not mean, under any circumstances, that QSI will stop injecting money into the current Ligue 1 leaders.

PSG in talks for Stade de France

One of the few doubts raised by the buyout lies in the fact that new investors have questioned whether it is profitable to make a minority investment in a club that does not currently own its stadium. PSG put itself forward as a candidate to acquire the Stade France after the State, the owner of the stadium, launched a bidding process to take ownership of the iconic stadium where the French national team plays its matches. Negotiations are continuing and the new era, so much heralded by Al Khelaifi, has already begun.