With the municipal elections approaching, Paris Saint-Germain is once again a campaign issue… and not just on the pitch. Rachida Dati, the right-wing candidate for mayor of Paris, is promising to sell the Parc des Princes stadium to PSG, while her rivals are also presenting their “turnkey” solutions. Ici Paris takes stock of the situation, including the position of the Parisian club, which has been contacted.
“She would ‘keep PSG in Paris’”
Rachida Dati has announced that, if elected, she would “keep PSG in Paris.” The right-wing candidate asserts that she will “negotiate the sale of the Parc des Princes to PSG in exchange for the creation of a sports and cultural village, ‘Parc PSG,’ around the stadium, in conjunction with local sports associations, so that the club remains in Paris and that this benefits Parisians.”
“PSG must continue to write its history at the Parc des Princes.”
Emmanuel Grégoire (Socialist Party), former deputy mayor under Anne Hidalgo, wants to “find a solution to the issue” and says he is ready to put the sale of the park to a vote in the Paris City Council. In his platform, he states his conviction that “PSG must continue to write its history at the Parc des Princes and the Porte de Saint-Cloud,” and promises to transform this area in western Paris “into an open, green, and vibrant neighborhood.”
The Horizons candidate, Pierre-Yves Bournazel, also asserts his desire to “reopen negotiations with the club.” In a video posted on his social media in late November 2025, wearing a PSG scarf, the former member of parliament promised that “PSG will remain at the Parc des Princes.”
“These studies are continuing rigorously and remain our priority.”
PSG’s response:
“Our project to give our sports complex a new dimension requires, by its scale and complexity, a stable institutional framework and a serious and methodical work schedule. This is the approach we are currently following in Massy and Poissy, where significant resources have been committed by the club and our local partners to study these sites. These studies are continuing rigorously and remain our priority.”
This issue perfectly encapsulates Parisian politics when the election smacks of defeat: everyone wants to “keep PSG in Paris,” but each person is putting their own spin on it. Dati is proposing a sale coupled with a “PSG park” for sports and cultural purposes.
Emmanuel Grégoire speaks of finding a solution through a vote by the Paris Council, with the idea of an “open, green, and popular” neighborhood around the Porte de Saint-Cloud. Pierre-Yves Bournazel also promises to reopen negotiations. Faced with this bidding war, PSG responds coolly: the club reiterates that its studies in Massy and Poissy are the priority and that it will not comment on the “options” put forward by the candidates.
Simply put: at City Hall, they’re selling symbols. At PSG, they’re selling concrete results, or at least a “sustainable” timeline and framework. Between the two, the Parc des Princes remains the most beautiful campaign backdrop in the capital.
