(REUTERS)

Despite the financial power of its shareholder, Qatar Sports Investments, PSG holds significant debts on the transfer market. Due to operations paid over several years, the European champion is the most indebted club in France regarding the transfer window.

Last week, the National Directorate of Management Control (DNCG) published its annual report on the economic health of French football. It is an opportunity to dwell on certain figures, notably on the side of Paris Saint-Germain.

The Qatar Sports Investments club obviously does not inspire the slightest concern. Unlike Lyon (-208.568 million euros) and Marseille (-104.788 million euros), whose respective deficits reach worrying levels, the current Ligue 1 leader can look to the future with serenity. And this despite the negative balance in the transfer market.

Last season's accounts indicate that Paris Saint-Germain still owed 369.473 million euros in transfer payments, with installments spread over several years. This practice is indeed common in the world of football, given the enormous amounts circulating between clubs.

This is also why the Parisians were awaiting money from teams that had bought their players in recent years. A total of 147.992 million euros was owed to Paris Saint-Germain as of June 30, 2025.

The fact remains that the balance is largely negative for the European champion, which appears as the French club most indebted in terms of transfer payments, but also the one with the most pending revenue. Note that Paris Saint-Germain's debt during the transfer window increased compared to the previous year, when the Parisians owed 353.504 million euros, while receiving 177.716 million euros from other clubs.

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