PSG. The club denies the rumor of a withdrawal of Qatari shareholders after the World Cup
Paris sold? This is what a Spanish media said on Monday April 11: according to The Chiringuito, Paris Saint-Germain will be sold by its Qatari shareholders after the 2022 World Cup, i.e. at the end of the year. The TV show claimed that « The life of this PSG is now six months ».
The information was very quickly and strongly denied by the main parties concerned: with RMC Sports the club has “completely and categorically denied this fake news”.
Before adding, not without contempt: « It is no coincidence that [cette information] comes from cheap spanish media. »
A media accustomed to sensational scoops… Not always true
The media in question The Chiringuito, is a regular at this kind of escapades. Recently, the show announced that French international Kylian Mbappé was ready to leave the capital for Real Madrid, while the Parisian striker repeated that he had not yet made his decision.
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Qatar, via QSI (Qatar Sports Investments), took control of PSG in 2011. If the club has been flying in Ligue 1 since (7 French championship titles since 2011), its Champions League dream remains unfulfilled, with another early and surprise elimination this season, in the round of 16 against Real Madrid.