This Saturday, October 22, Stade Lavallois faces Paris FC at the Charlety stadium for the 13th day of Ligue 2. It is on this Parisian club that the former footballer Raí has set his sights. The Brazilian star of the 90s chose to live in Paris and invest in football: “I had the possibility of becoming Parisian for a few years and I was looking for a project, a new challenge. I know the president of Paris FC, Pierre Ferracci who told me about the project. I have seen the evolution of the club in recent seasons. Investments have been made. The club is stable and that encouraged me to invest. I am very motivated. The objective is to be part of a new project in Paris to try to ensure that there is a second club in Paris, I think that would be great.“
“I can bring my experience, my network”
Unlike many other European capitals, there is only one top division football club in Paris. At the microphone of France Bleu Mayenne, Raí considered that it was an anomaly: “yes, exactly, that’s what pushed me to embark on this project, in addition to coming to live in Paris and doing my master’s degree there at Sciences Po. And I believe that I can contribute to it with my experience , my network, my advice. I can bring my whole outlook to life. We can bring things to football, beyond the sporting part.“
Raí, the former midfielder and star of Paris-Saint-Germain, would become the shareholder of PSG’s main rival: “yes (smile), it is possible. But to become a rival, it will take a long time. PSG are evolving on a whole new level. This club is looking to win the Champions League. Paris FC will go up to him little by little. But I do hope that the PFC will become the little brother of Paris-Saint-Germain and will soon play in the first division.”
On Saturday, Raí will be in the stands of the Charléty stadium to watch the match between Paris FC and Stade Lavallois in Ligue 2.