The sporting director of Paris Saint-Germain spoke with the Brazilian Leonardo, who was sacked at the end of the current season due to the failure of the Paris European team.

Leonardo said: “Paris Saint-Germain is a very competitive team in the Champions League. We reached the Champions League final and beat Bayern Munich with dignity, and then lost to Man City in the semi-finals. Paris Saint-Germain did a great job. progress. It will be available to view in the summer of 2021.

Leonardo added: “When you sign three young talents like Hakimi, Mendez and Dornarumma, in addition to Ramos, Wijnaldum and Messi, and get out of the Champions League round of 16 against Real Madrid, you tell yourself this is such. nonsense, and the reason is the leadership and the team.

He continued: “If you pay a large amount to a player and then things get worse, the situation will be difficult, especially since now is not the right time to sell, no one can buy, Paris Saint-Germain is risking investments, and they are afraid of it, but it happens to all clubs.”

And Leonardo continued: “Like Chelsea and Manchester City, we were hoping to qualify, football has a lot of things to think about right now, Real Madrid? It’s hard for any team to stay focused for more than 90 minutes at the moment.”

Leonardo summed up: “Is my departure a condition for the renewal of Mbappe’s contract? I wasn’t told this, but keeping a player like him and a Frenchman is important for Paris and the French league and when I evaluate my career at Paris Saint-Germain, it starts from the Champions League final and reaches the League titles and Cup in France. Signing a contract with Lionel Messi.

Contributed by Michel Assaf.