PSG owner Nasser Al-Khelaifi has revealed the French giants would be open to minority investment.
The Parisians have been owned by the Qatar Sports Investment for over a decade, spending huge sums in that process, including a world-record transfer for Neymar. PSG have enjoyed huge success, cementing themselves as Ligue 1's dominant outfit.
Their Qatari owners have no interest in offloading the club, that have enjoyed huge commercial success, but would be open to offloading a percentage. "We received an offer of more than 4 billion (euros) but we are not going to sell, of course, just a percentage of the club, we'll think about it," he told TalkSport.
Inflation in football continues to rise at a rapid rate, which is underlined by the amount currently spent on player transfers. PSG, who were acquired in 2011, have seen their value skyrocket. Al-Khelaifi added: "We took the club at 70 million euros and today it's over 4 billion euros. It's a good project, We don't do everything right, of course we're not perfect. From where we bought the club I think we should be proud."
Al-Khelaifi, who has slammed the coverage of the World Cup in his homeland, also gave an update on the future of Lionel Messi, who joined from Barcelona 18 months ago. The Argentine has been linked with a move back to Spain as well as the USA, but the PSG chief is confident the player is happy in France.
“He is with us. He is a Paris Saint-Germain player and has a contract with us. He has a contract with us and we will see at the end of the season. He’s happy in Paris," added Al-Khelaifi.
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PSG are not the only European heavyweight currently seeking investment with Liverpool also on the market. The Reds, who have won the Champions League, the competition craved by the Qataris in Paris, are on the lookout for new owners with FSG ready to offload the club.
The Americans have owned Liverpool for over a decade, enjoying notable success, but are now open to leaving Anfield. Chelsea are the most high profile team to change hands in recent years and their £4.25bn sale to a Todd Boehly-led consortium has put club owners on red alert.
Liverpool's chairman Tom Werner has stated that, whilst John W Henry is looking to offload the club, there is no timeline for finding a buyer. He told the Boston Globe: "We’re exploring a sale, but there’s no urgency, no time frame for us, and as far as I’m concerned, it’s business as usual. One outcome could be our continued stewardship for quite a while."
