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One month after the search of the Ministry of Finance following the revelations of Mediapart on the transfer of Neymar to PSG in 2017, claiming that Gérald Darmanin, then Minister of Public Accounts, would have favored the capital club by allowing it to pay less taxes on this transfer, The world learned that a new police raid this time took place at the PSG headquarters itself. This second search took place in mid-February.
A club spokesperson confirmed the information to AFP, indicating that the reigning French champion was collaborating “with all the parties in this case with the objective of stopping the false information circulating against him. » This investigation has been carried out since September 2022 as part of influence operations allegedly carried out by the former director of communications, Jean-Martial Ribes. Justice is seeking to know whether the former vice-president of the National Assembly, Hugues Renson, tried to obtain from the government ” fiscal advantages “ for PSG as part of this €222 million transfer.
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