Colony in talks to lure investors to PSG
PARIS - Colony Capital, the American owners of French football club Paris Saint-Germain, are in talks to sell a stake in the club to help them compete with Europe's elite, PSG's president said in remarks published on Friday.
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Paris' main club have struggled in recent years, caught between poor results and fan violence, but have seen their fortunes turn this season after management decided to clean up the stands.
"Sebastien Bazin (head of Colony Capital Europe) allowed me to disclose that there are talks to sell a minority stake," Robin Leproux told French daily Le Parisien.
"To be clear we are talking about (investors) taking a stake, not selling the club or changing the majority owner."
Leproux declined to identify the buyers, but the paper said according to its sources negotiations were taking place with American and East European investors.
Qatar's sovereign wealth fund has repeatedly been linked to a 40 million euro stake buy in PSG, although Leproux declined to comment on a potential Gulf investment.
"The arrival of new partners would be great for everybody at the club... having extra (financial) means would strengthen us and offer us new perspectives," Leproux said.
"Today, there are (transfer) figures that just aren't at our level. The arrival of a new partner alongside Colony Capital would enable us to jump a hurdle."
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