Santos negotiates investment with owner of Paris Saint-Germain

O Santos soccer club is in negotiations with the investment organization that manages the Paris Saint-GermainThe Qatar Sports Investmentswith the club’s president, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, as the company’s owner.

The findings brought by the Globe Sports report that negotiations are taking place, far from being just rumours. A QSI seeks to study the club’s accounts and has already asked president Andrés Rueda for the financial statement, something that could be an obstacle in negotiations. According to a study by the consultancy Ernst & YoungO saints ended 2022 with a net debt of R$540 million, of which R$204 million in tax debts and R$97 million in loans with other companies.

A QSI interested in doing work similar to that of city ​​group, controller of Bahia, when buying other sports clubs. In October 2022, the catari company acquired 30% of Sporting Braga, from Portugal. At the PSG, in 2011, the owner fund settled 70% of the French club; the following year, it closed the remaining 30%.

Still no incentive to become SAF, Rueda is looking for investments in football because he is having difficulties with big signings at the moment, in addition to problems with the club’s cash. O saintspreviously, had polls for the transformation into a club-company, but informed that it would accept to negotiate only 51% of the shares, not encouraging the buyers of the moment.

_{Neymar visiting Vila Belmiro in a Santos match for the Sul-Americana (Photo: Reproduction/Instagram Neymar JR)}

President Rueda’s hope rests with Neymar Sr., who intermediates the conversations between the company and Peixe. In the same way that he was fundamental to close the club’s negotiation with Blaze, Neymar’s sponsor, and current master of the saints.

Neymar restored the good relationship with the saints. The idol of Peixe and current player of Paris Saint-Germain was present at Vila Belmiro in the departure of the saints against Audax Italiano, for the Copa Sudamericana, while recovering from injury.

The good relationship between saintsNeymar, father, and Nasser Al-Khelaïfi can be a good way to conclude the negotiation.

Featured photo: Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, president of PSG. Divulgation/AFP Agency.