{"id":4651,"date":"2023-03-30T07:36:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T06:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soccerapostle.com\/?p=4651"},"modified":"2023-03-30T07:36:06","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T06:36:06","slug":"how-can-psg-afford-neymar-and-mbappe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soccerapostle.com\/how-can-psg-afford-neymar-and-mbappe\/","title":{"rendered":"How can psg afford neymar and mbappe?"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the release of their financial reports for the 2017-18 season, many were left wondering how Paris Saint-Germain could afford to sign both Neymar and Kylian Mbappe. PSG is a French football club that is based in Paris. They are one of the most successful clubs in recent history, winning six Ligue 1 titles in the last seven years. In the 2017-18 season, they also won the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.<\/p>\n

The answer lies in their owner, Qatar Sports Investments (QSI). QSI is a subsidiary of the Qatar Investment Authority, which is the sovereign wealth fund of Qatar. They have been the majority shareholder of PSG since 2011 and have pumped a lot of money into the club. Thanks to them, PSG has been able to attract some of the biggest names in world football, including Neymar and Mbappe.<\/p>\n

So how does QSI afford to pay for all of this? Well, Qatar is a small country with a population of only 2.6 million people, but it is incredibly wealthy. It has the world’s third-largest reserves of natural gas and oil, and it is the world’s leading exporter of<\/p>\n

The club can afford to sign Neymar and Mbappe because it is one of the richest clubs in the world. PSG is owned by Qatar Sports Investments, which is a subsidiary of the Qatar Investment Authority. The Qatar Investment Authority is a sovereign wealth fund that was established in 2005.<\/p>\n

How is PSG able to afford all these players? <\/h2>\n