In particular, he rejects the criticism that the takeover of the Parisian club in 2011 was part of a “sportswashing” strategy (“laundering not sport”) aimed at improving the image of Qatar. For him it is a “investment project” and this has created a more competitive landscape in European football.
“We have added value to European football by spending at PSG”
“For us, coming to PSG was like buying a small business that was losing money, so you had to inject and invest money, explains the manager. We bought PSG for 70 million euros [79 M€ selon les informations de L’Équipe]. Now that’s worth many multiples of that [1,75 Md€ selon KPMG en mai 2021] – and we received huge offers to buy the club. So where we come from, it shows that this is an investment project. ” He concludes : “We have added value to European football by spending at PSG. »
