From tennis player to Qatari billionaire: who is Nasser al Khelaïfi, the PSG president who managed to sign Lionel Messi

His name is Nasser bin Ghanim al Khelaïfi, but in the sports world, and especially in football, he is known as Nasser al Khelaïfi. After dreaming about it for several seasons, during this transfer market he achieved his mission: to sign Lionel Messi, one of the best in the history.

La Pulga call in the French capital to sign a contract for two seasons, with the possibility of extending it for one more year (until June 2024). In this way, Paris Saint Germain will have a dream trident to go in search of the so elusive Champions League: Lionel Messi-Neymar and Kylian Mbappé.

Nasser al Khelaïfi was born in Doha in 1973. Businessman and former tennis player from Qatar, he is president of the Federation of Tennis, Squash and Badminton of his country and vice president of the Asian Tennis Federation. In addition, he is a member of the organizing committee of the Qatar Soccer World Cup 2022.

It was in 2011 when Nasser became the visible face of Paris Saint-Germain and his life completely changed for being in charge of one of the most powerful clubs in the world and a recurring candidate to obtain the Champions League. A European title that was always elusive for PSG and that became the great goal for its president Al Khelaïfi, after the Parisian cast came to reign French football with dozens of titles at the domestic level.