Kevin Durant left Paris with a wealth of great memories, a fourth Olympic gold medal, and a new off-court investment. According to reports by French sports journalist Romain Molina and Italian reporter Fabrizio Romano, the 35-year-old will become a minority owner of Paris Saint-Germain, the biggest football club in France. By doing so, Durant will join LeBron James as another current NBA player who owns a stake in a Champions League football club, as ‘the King‘ has been investing in England’s Liverpool for years. Durant also became the most decorated American basketball player at the recently concluded Olympic Games in Paris, and he is now the all-time leading scorer in the history of the national team.Kevin Durant is set to become a minority shareholder of PSG, per multiple reports 🏀⚽ pic.twitter.com/0d5BmQL14Y— B/R Football (@brfootball) August 12, 2024 There are few reasons why this deal will happen. First of all, the money. Even thou PSG is basically owned by Qatar state and have all the money they need (just look at their transfers year in and year out), the Parisians would still like more revenue from some other places, like advertisement in the USA. PSG would like to expand its image internationally, especially in the United States and a famous basketball player like Durant will certainly be a good option. ‘L’Équipe’ is also pointing to another option, which is a basketball team. PSG has not yet considered creating such a team, but is increasingly open to the possibility and again, Durant is there. Bayern defeated again: French wunderkind choses PSGWhen this deal is done, is will be the second time that Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) opens up the club’s capital, less than a year after letting the American investment fund Arctos Partners enter with a 12.5% stake in December 2023. QSI, which originally bought the club in 2011, became the sole shareholder in 2012, buying out the shares of Colony Capital (29%) and Butler Capital Partners (1%). But after a decade in this situation, the management seems ready to open up to new partners.##NAJAVA_MECA_8262454##
