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Deal valuing football club at more than €4bn signals commercial push by Qatari owners
Creation of professional circuit underlines wider transformation of world sport by Gulf investors
Offer comes as Qatari-owned club tries to force French player to end or extend his contract to cash in lucrative fee
Deal with SC Braga marks first move into multi-club ownership for state fund that owns Paris Saint-Germain
Uefa under pressure to scrutinise €222m deal over financial fair play rules
Barcelona forward set to become most expensive footballer in history
John Malone’s cable TV group is in talks with owner CVC Partners over 10-15% share
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