PSG made official this Tuesday, the 5th, the arrival of Christophe Galtier as the new coach of the team, but the hiring opened a gap for another question.
O PSG promoted a press conference on the afternoon of this Tuesday, 5th, to formalize the presentation of the new coach of the team, Christophe Galtier. coming to replace Mauricio Pochettino, who had been fired that morning, the commander put an end to hundreds of speculations about who would take on such a post in the future.
Several international vehicles pointed out that Zinedine Zidane would be the most likely name to command the PSG, and that the club’s board of directors would have already contacted him seeking this hiring. However, the reality was not quite that, and the coach remains focused on his goal of training the French national team after the World Cup.
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However, the name of Zidane ended up coming up during the conversation with the president of the Parisian team, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, who did not like having to talk about the coach at the moment when he was presenting a definitive name for the position. The representative even replied crossly, making it clear that he did not like it.
It turns out that after Christophe Galtier concluded the reasoning of a question, another reporter questioned Al-Khelaifi about the rumors that the new commander was more of a kind of “Plan B” of PSG, since the real wish of the board was to have achieved hire Zinedine Zidane this window.
“I didn’t speak to Zidane, as I said in my previous interview (to the French newspaper Le Parisien). I love Zizou, both as a player and as a coach. )”, said the president of the Paris club, who assured that this information is not true, in addition to preventing further questions on the subject.
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“Christophe Galtier was our #1 choice to coach. He’s here with us now, and I’m very satisfied and happy. I hope this is the last question on this matter (Zidane). Thank you.” ended Nasser Al-Khelaifi, visibly annoyed by the way the subject had resurfaced at his club.
And Neymar?
Of course, another subject that could not have been left out of the press conference was Neymar’s future. Being very direct, Christophe Galtier stated that he wants the Brazilian to stay in the team for the next season. “I want Neymar to stay”, said the new PSG captain, making the situation even more uncertain.
Source: sportbuzz
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