PSG has agreed to Leonardo’s departure from the club after three years of contribution, but he assured that the speculations that have been floating around about the reason are not confirmed.
O PSG hit the Brazilian exit Leonardo of the post of director. After three years contributing to the Paris team, he spoke about the subject for the first time in an interview with the French newspaper “L’Équipe”, and said that he positively analyzes this passage from 2019 to 2022, having as one of his main achievements the hiring of Lionel Messi.
“The signing of Messi was something unexpected. I think about it and I say that I participated in the only transfer of Messi in his career. There is Pele, Maradona and him. So when I take stock of my time here, I count the Champions League final, the titles in the French Championship, the Coupe de France… and his signing”said before talking about the 2021/2022 season.
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“When three young talents arrive like Hakimi, Nuno Mendes and Donnarumma, as well as Sergio Ramos, Wijnaldum and Messi, everyone thought: ‘What is this?’ So you lose to Real Madrid in the round of 16 and ‘What the f…, it’s sports management, it’s the team…'”, analyzed the director about the Parisian team’s disappointing season.
As director of PSG, Leonardo already won the French Championship, twice the French Cup, once the French Supercup and once the French League Cup, in addition to having also participated in the campaign in the 2019/20 Champions League final, which was won by Bayern Munchen. However, despite the titles, he reveals to have some regrets.
“Of course (has regrets). You don’t regret it at first because you only know it’s wrong later. It’s part of football. A thousand decisions are made in a period when a company would take three times longer. That’s why I never thought to worry about not do everything right”, told the former director of football at PSG.
🗣Leonardo to @lequipe :
“I made the greatest transfer in football history by bringing Leo Messi to PSG. There is nothing more than that”#PSG❤️💙🐐 pic.twitter.com/NgA3DRRYPQ
— PSG Chief (@psg_chief) June 17, 2022
One of the controversies in which Leonardo’s name was involved took place shortly after the announcement of the renewal of Mbappe with the club. That’s because after the contractual extension, it was decreed that the Brazilian would leave the team. At the time, according to the French press, this goodbye was one of the striker’s demands, but the director denied such information.
“No, they didn’t tell me that (that I would leave on account of Mbappé). But I don’t want to go into those details. And the fact that they have kept a player of this level, French and Parisian, is important for PSG and Ligue 1.” clarified Leonardo, who still saw the local vehicles indicate that the French striker made another series of demands to renew.
Source: sportbuzz
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