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An exceptional guest of “Europe 1 Sport”, the former emblematic coach of Arsenal, Arsène Wenger, returned to the appointment of Luis Enrique as the new coach of Paris Saint-Germain. A good pick for the Parisian club according to the now director of world football development at Fifa.
This is an appointment that has been awaited for a few weeks by Paris Saint-Germain supporters. After the departure of Christophe Galtier, the leaders of the capital club decided to set their sights on the Spanish technician Luis Enrique as the club’s new coach. A choice commented on by Arsène Wenger, present in the show Europe 1 Sports (live every evening from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Europe 1). “I think a lot of good things about him. I find that he has a clear vision, that he has the necessary authority to pass on his vision of the game and the necessary authority also to dictate his law to star players. And I think PSG need it,” said the former Arsenal manager.
A team to rebuild
The native of Gijon becomes the eighth coach to sit on the bench of the capital team since its acquisition by QSI in 2011. It remains to be seen whether he will do better than his predecessors and whether he will manage to win a League. long-awaited champions in the capital club. By succeeding Christophe Galtier, Luis Enrique hopes to reset the counters and make people forget a lackluster season, marked by a disappointing second half. For Arsène Wenger, PSG suffered from the World Cup in Qatar: “Paris-Saint-Germain suffered enormously after the World Cup. We knew that among the three stars (Mbappé, Messi, Neymar), there there would be two who would return disappointed and one who would have almost reached the crowning point of his career,” commented the director of world football development at Fifa.
Another major subject that causes concern for PSG, the departure or not of Kylian Mbappé. The player and the club engage in a veritable war of communication. “He can’t leave for free,” said Nasser Al-Khelaïfi of the 24-year-old gem who, if he runs out of contract in 2024, puts the club at risk of seeing one of the best players in the world. fly away without compensation. PSG can expect between 100 to 200 million euros for such a transfer.
The Parisian leader recalled Mbappé’s “verbal agreement” saying that he would not leave free, and his public statements referring to three years of contract, until 2025 (at brand), not two. At New York Times, the Frenchman had also said that leaving at the end of the contract was “not the best way to leave”. For Arsène Wenger, the deal “is on the table”. “If PSG wants to take the money, it must be sold this year”. A soap opera which is therefore likely to hold in suspense this month of July.