420Hashish Posted 12 April 2019 Posted 12 April 2019 If this happens, hopefully we'd still be better than them... https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/04/11/psg-owners-may-buy-championship-club-french-media-make-links/amp/ owners of Paris St-Germain are investigating the possibility of buying an English club. Qatar Sports Investments has owned PSG since 2011 and has built the French champions into one of the biggest and most powerful clubs in the world. PSG dominate the French league, and are on course for a sixth title since QSI bought them. Neymar and Kylian Mbappe have been signed for world- record fees. The company is chaired by Nasser Al-Khelaifi, who is also PSG’s president. It is exploring whether it makes sense to buy a club in England to expand its portfolio and challenge in another big league. The most likely scenario is understood to be to purchase a Championship club with potential and a significant fan base. Reports in France have suggested Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest or Queens Park Rangers are possible targets. Given what QSI has done with PSG, if it does buy a club in England it is likely to have ambitious plans. Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Chinese owners Fosun have already shown what can be achieved by tapping into the potential of a “sleeping giant”. Uefa rules forbid two clubs in a European club competition, such as the Champions League or Europa League, being directly or indirectly controlled by the same entity. This would not be a problem if QSI bought a Championship club but if the club became successful, the Qataris might have to structure the ownership through a different vehicle than QSI.
Voll Blau Posted 12 April 2019 Posted 12 April 2019 Aw bless, can't wait to see them all with their little Qatari flags out for 'QSI Day'.
Guest WarehamFox Posted 12 April 2019 Posted 12 April 2019 There is financial fair play in the chumpinship?
Jattdogg Posted 13 April 2019 Posted 13 April 2019 Just for shits and giggles they should buy notts county instead. Pure cut rate price given they will most likely be relegated out of league 2.
spacemunky Posted 13 April 2019 Posted 13 April 2019 1 minute ago, Jattdogg said: Just for shits and giggle they should buy notts county instead. I've already preordered a Notts kit with Mbappe on the back, just in case.
Jattdogg Posted 13 April 2019 Posted 13 April 2019 51 minutes ago, spacemunky said: I've already preordered a Notts kit with Mbappe on the back, just in case. Shady loans like man city does with nyfc etc Imagine that mbappe at county on loan haha.
StanSP Posted 13 April 2019 Posted 13 April 2019 16 hours ago, DrezZone said: . Reports in France have suggested Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest or Queens Park Rangers are possible targets. Well it might not be Forest?
Langston Posted 13 April 2019 Posted 13 April 2019 You can see the appeal of Forest to someone with an interest in the "romance of the game" and all that shit, but there is untapped potential there. It's a big city and there's a generation to tap into that haven't seen top flight football at the City Ground. Can't see the current owner selling unless big money is wafted in front of him mind.
Ted Maul Posted 13 April 2019 Posted 13 April 2019 I imagine there will be more attractive propositions financially- think Forest invested heavily this season expecting promotion, so might have to cut back a bit. Wednesday or whoever doesn't go up out of Leeds or Sheff United would probably be better options for them.
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