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PSG ‘dead’ without bigger stadium warn Qatari owners

AFP | Paris

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Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser al-Khelaifi said the club needs “to build a new stadium as quickly as possible” away from the Parc des Princes, which is owned by city authorities, if they want to compete against their European rivals.

“I really like the Parc, everyone does. If I listen to my heart, we’re not leaving. But everyone in Europe has stadiums with 80,000, 90,000 seats... We need it, otherwise we’re dead,” the Qatari told French radio during the inauguration of the team’s new training centre.

PSG’s owners have had several failed attempts to buy the iconic 48,000-capacity stadium, which was originally built in 1897 and redeveloped into its current form in 1972. “We are in France, but also in Europe. The city does not give us a choice,” insisted Al-Khelaifi.

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