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In June 2010, Paris Saint-Germain, which had been suffering from financial problems, arrived. His savior, Qatar Sports Investment Fund, invested 50 million W to purchase 70% of the club's shares. Paris Saint-Germain also ushered in a major reform. From then on, world football will also usher in a major change-the era of Jinyuan football is coming.

At this point, after the Qatari consortium became the club’s largest shareholder, the Qataris began to recruit troops. In the summer of 2011, Paris Saint-Germain spent 91.5 million euros to purchase 8 players including Pastore, Mene, Matuidi, Siligu, and others.

In the winter of the same year, while setting the record for the highest annual salary for a head coach in Ligue 1, he signed a two-year contract with Milan's meritorious coach Carlo Ancelotti.

The following year, Paris Saint-Germain announced that Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic had officially joined the team. The annual salary surpasses Cristiano Ronaldo and becomes the second in the world (second only to Eto'o), with an annual salary of up to 13 million euros after tax. Subsequently, Thiago Silva, Lavezzi and Verratti arrived one after another. After a two-year preparation period, the Paris aircraft carrier officially set sail.

After signing Di Maria for 63 million, he successively signed Brazilian core Neymar and French golden boy Mbappe with 220 million liquidated damages and 180 million transfer fees respectively. World football has officially entered the 200 million era.

In the summer of 2021, the club signed Dutch captain Wijnaldum, Real Madrid captain Ramos, Barcelona captain Messi, and European Cup champion MVP Donnarumma for free, and bought the world's No. 1 player for 60 million A right back Achraf.

In the 10 years since the Qatari consortium took over Paris, incomplete statistics on pure transfer fees have exceeded 1 billion, which does not include the huge annual salary of players. So, why is the boss of Paris burning so much money? Was it the oil tycoon who was tired of his boring life and came here to play FM to relieve his boredom? Nothing could be further from the truth.

Paris is the commercial, economic, cultural and political center of France. One of the five major international cities in the world. In such a central city in the world, its football club is not strong. Paris Saint-Germain has been troubled by the team's financial problems for many years and has had to sell its stars to support itself. Even so, they have been crushed by the powerful French Ligue 1 teams such as Lyon and Marseille all year round.

Qatar Sports Investment Company was founded by the Qatari government in 2005 and is affiliated with the Qatar Investment Authority. It is a sovereign fund with a capital of more than 100 billion US dollars. It is a sovereign wealth foundation organized by the government and specializes in domestic and foreign investments.

The Qatari government's established strategy is to minimize the risk of Qatar's economy being overly dependent on energy prices. The fund mainly invests in international markets and places outside Qatar's domestic energy sector. Although the Qatar Investment Authority describes itself as a professionally managed investment fund, the vast majority of decisions made by the Authority are made by its president, Tamim Al-Thani. Al Thani is the fourth son of Hamad Emir and is also the chairman of the Qatar National Olympic Committee and a member of the International Olympic Committee.

It is not difficult to see that Qataris want to find new ways in industries other than energy and join the international community. Paris is the perfect stage. And football is the largest sport in the world. With billions of fans around the world, the commercial value and brand promotion it brings are unmatched by investment in other industries. At this point, it is natural for the Qataris to take over Paris Saint-Germain.

"Their ambitions are as big as their appetite." Neil Ivers, a British football investment expert, analyzed that Qatar hopes to control 20% of the international sports market through national capital acquisitions. In 2010, Qatar won the right to host the 2022 World Cup. Qatar wanted to change the country's predicament of relying solely on oil and natural gas. Paris's mission was to spend, spend, spend. Help Qatar earn its image.

Doubts about FIFA’s bribery for Qatar due to internal corruption continue to this day. FIFA and Qatar are inextricably linked.

Although Blatter, the former FIFA president who was seriously suspected of having improper financial ties with Qatar, has been "lost", this has not ended the close relationship between FIFA and Qatar - Qatar Airways has become an international Football Federation's top sponsor.

The airline president from the Middle East sponsors more than 20 well-known European clubs. As the number one figure in Qatar’s sports world, Al Thani chose Paris Saint-Germain. His main task is clear: that is Build momentum for the future 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

The World Cup is an important event that allows the world to get to know Qatar. But it's never just that.

Qataris want to plaster their country like a trademark on the streets all over the world.

Qatar Royal Investment Fund acquires Italian luxury brand Valentino from private equity firm Palmira Group for about 700 million euros

In 2008, Qatar spent billions of dollars investing in Barclays and Credit Suisse. group.

When Deutsche Bank sold shares to raise funds in 2014, Al-Thani, the former Prime Minister of Qatar and former director of the Qatar Investment Authority, injected 1.75 billion euros into Deutsche Bank

In 2013, the Qatar Investment Authority invested 1.75 billion euros in Deutsche Bank. Madh International Airport invests US$17 billion

The Qatar Investment Authority is also the largest shareholder of German car manufacturer Volkswagen

In 2015, the former Prime Minister of Qatar made another move to acquire a Spanish private department store group. 10% stake in El Corte Inglés, becoming the owner of the largest department store in Western Europe.

In 2016, a real estate development company affiliated with the Qatar Investment Authority acquired the US Embassy in the UK in Grosvenor Square, London.

The Qatar Investment Authority also holds a 22% stake in J. Sainsbury's Limited, the UK's second largest supermarket chain company, making it the company's largest shareholder.

Qatar’s sovereign fund spent 900 million pounds to acquire a 20% stake in London’s Heathrow Airport.

Qatar Airways increases its stake in British Airways parent company to 20%

Russia, the United States, Asia, Japan, China... countless industries and Assets are becoming potential investment or purchase objects for Qataris.

Thinking back on the players that Paris Saint-Germain has bought, they are basically the captains of various national teams, or the most attractive players in their country, or the most intercontinental or world-class players. What about players with charisma? Of course. The transfer fees and annual salaries of these players are actually just a drop in the bucket of the Qatar empire.

Which club’s financial resources can be compared with those of a Middle Eastern oil country? Even Barcelona's jerseys don't have advertisements. This 110-year tradition was broken by the rich using US dollars. Football is at the mercy of the US dollar, so there is no bottom line that cannot be broken.