Paris Saint-Germain president, Qatari Nasser Al-Khelaifi, said that “the club needs to build a new stadium as soon as possible” away from its current stadium, Parc des Princes, which is owned by the capital’s municipality, if it wants to confront its European opponents.
The Qatari businessman told French radio during the opening of the team’s new training center: “I love the Parc des Princes stadium very much, and everyone loves it. If you want to listen to my heart, we will not leave, but all the clubs in Europe have stadiums that can accommodate 80,000 or 90,000. “We need this or we will die.”
Saint-Germain’s owners sought several times in vain to buy the Parc des Princes stadium, which has a capacity of 48,000 spectators, and which was built in 1897 before it was modernized in 1972.
Al-Khelaifi added: “We are in France, but also in Europe. “The city doesn’t give us a choice.”
He continued: “I do not practice politics. For us, we need a stadium ready within 3-4 years. We have no time to waste, otherwise we will lag behind other clubs in Europe,” stressing that “they need to build it as quickly as possible,” noting that Saint-Germain has put some options on the table. . Sources revealed that the decision in this regard will be taken early next year.
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