Arnault set to take Paris FC presidency in early handover
Antoine Arnault is set to succeed Pierre Ferracci as Paris FC president earlier than planned, bringing the owning family’s representative formally into the club’s leadership while Ferracci retains an honorary role.
Paris FC are preparing to appoint Antoine Arnault as president, accelerating a succession originally planned for the end of the season as the owning family takes a more direct leadership role.Pierre Ferracci, who has led the club since 2012, has announced his intention to step aside, with the transition due to be formally approved by the board on November 9.Ferracci said: “It is the right time for me to hand over. Antoine is ready.”The 74-year-old described his departure as being “without nostalgia and with a great deal of serenity”, having informed club employees before outlining the change at a partners’ event.Arnault, the son of Bernard Arnault and a representative of the family that owns Paris FC, has already been involved in strategic and sporting decisions.Ferracci said his successor had become heavily engaged in the club’s management over the past two years, providing continuity ahead of the proposed appointment.The handover would bring formal executive responsibility closer to the ownership group, replacing a transition scheduled for the summer with a change during the season.Ferracci will become honorary president and continue representing Paris FC within football’s governing institutions until the end of the campaign, preserving an institutional role during the adjustment.That arrangement allows the club to retain his experience and relationships while transferring the presidency to Arnault, rather than ending Ferracci’s involvement immediately.Ferracci joined Paris FC as a director in 2006 before taking control six years later, making the proposed succession the conclusion of two decades of involvement.His tenure included the development of the club’s training centre at Orly and their return to Ligue 1 in 2025, ending a 46-year absence from the top division.Those developments provide the sporting and operational platform inherited by the incoming president, whose next task will be to oversee the club’s continued development in the top flight.The timing also gives Arnault responsibility for the remainder of the current season rather than waiting until its conclusion to assume the position.The supplied reporting does not identify accompanying changes to other executive roles or a revised investment programme, with the immediate development concerning the presidency and Ferracci’s continuing responsibilities.Paris FC’s home match against Monaco at Stade Jean-Bouin on November 1 is expected to be Ferracci’s final fixture as president, with a tribute planned before the board considers the succession on November 9.