PSG's owners are exploring purchasing Espanyol in order to hurt Barcelona after relationships deteriorated between the two sides.Espanyol are the second side in Barcelona, and they have been historically overshadowed by their more illustrious neighbours.
But according to Spanish outlet SPORT, PSG are looking to change that by bankrolling Espanyol to success.Tensions first started to rise between the two sides when Neymar swapped Catalonia for Paris in 2017 - for a then-world-record fee.
And Lionel Messi's move to the Parc de Princes after his contract expired fractured relationships between the two sides even further.READ MORE: Mauro Icardi shares saucy Wanda Nara bikini snap despite marriage being overBarcelona have endured a long list of financial troubles over the past couple of seasons - and PSG president Nasser Al Khelaifi aimed numerous digs at the Catalan side over the summer.
At times it had looked uncertain if Barcelona could register players until they pulled their financial triggers. Al Khelaifi said to Politico : "Is it fair?
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