The Qatari owners of Paris Saint-Germain are targeting a valuation of over €4bn in talks with potential investors that would set a new benchmark for a football club and boost expectations for others currently on the market.
The French champions have been in discussions with several investors since the summer over a stake sale of up to 15 per cent, including at least two US-based funds. Nasser Al-Khelaifi, PSG president, told the Financial Times that talks were continuing based on a valuation of “over €4bn”, although completing any deal could still “take months”.
A figure of more than €4bn (£3.44bn) for the club would surpass the £2.5bn paid by a US-led consortium earlier this year for English Premier League side Chelsea FC.