Paris Saint-Germain have begun to explore alternative options to the Parc des Princes, in the case that they cannot buy the stadium from the city of Paris, and are considering a move outside of the city to a neighbouring community.
The club have been heavily linked in the past year with a proposed attempt to purchase the Stade de France from the French government, as an alternative if they were not able to come to an agreement with the Paris city council over their current home.
In an interview with L’Équipe, earlier this week club president, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, confirmed that PSG are exploring multiple options regarding their future home, ‘We have other options than the Stade de France… at least three if not four.’ While, in Le Parisien, Al-Khelaïfi mentioned that there was a ‘dedicated team working on this project.’
The preference according to Le Parisien would be to negotiate a sale for the Parc des Prince. PSG would be inclined to remain in their historic home. However, this option appears to be increasingly unlikely with the city remaining steadfast against any sale to the club.
This has led to PSG exploring options outside of the city, and according to L’Équipe, the club could consider a move to the new town of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines just outside of Paris.
According to the paper, the club have previously located a site within the new town, in the commune called Montigny-le-Bretonneux. This land had previously been studied in the past as an option for the new training centre, which was instead built in Poissy.
There has been no contact between PSG and the Montigny-le-Bretonneux town hall, but according to Le Parisien , the commune would be favourable to the club’s interests.
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