The first deputy mayor of Paris, Emmanuel Grégoire, announced this Sunday, February 11, that he wanted to resume negotiations with the Parisian club in the matter concerning the sale of the Parc des Princes. A declaration which comes a few days after the announcement by the president of PSG, Nasser al-Khelaïfi, of the definitive departure from its historic stadium.
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The twists and turns continue regarding the Parc des Princes. The first deputy mayor of Paris, Emmanuel Grégoire, declared this Sunday, February 11 that he wanted to “ get back to work with PSG » and renew the dialogue with the club, on the sidelines of the inauguration of the Arena La Chapelle to the north of Paris.
“ We no longer wish to communicate with PSG through the press. We have things to say to PSG, we imagine that they have things to say to us. We see each other, we work but we don’t comment », explained Emmanuel Grégoire. “ What we want is to get back to work and not comment. PSG will never leave the Parc des Princes “, he added.
Relations between the Paris town hall and the president of the Parisian club, Nasser al-Khelaïfi, have been more tense than ever in recent days. On February 8, the Qatari leader announced that the file was “ finished » and that he wanted “ move from the Parc des Princes » due to the town hall’s refusal to cede the enclosure to him.
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The ultras vehement against the Paris town hall
The town hall then indicated that the door was “ still open » at PSG, for which “ there are other solutions » than the sale of the Parc des Princes. For months, the situation has continued to become tense between the two camps in the face of the persistent blockage of the file. And by dint of passing the buck through the media, the dialogue ended up breaking down between the club and the municipality.
On the evening of February 10, the Parisian ultras insulted the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo and unfurled several banners targeting her during the match won by PSG against Lille (3-1) at the Parc des Princes. “ Without PSG, the Park no longer has princes “, ” Hidalgo kills Paris and its magic ” Or ” Recovered by politicians, a stadium for the people ”, was written on banners taken out by the Auteuil bend in the Parc des Princes.