“I see him at PSG for many years” : the Argentine coach of Paris Saint Germain Mauricio Pochettino confided in his new functions within the Parisian club during interviews broadcast Thursday evening in the Spanish press.
“There are a lot of rumors, but I see it at PSG for many years, and that is the will of the club. We will count on him during the period when we will be here (at PSG). It is true that he has to make a decision, but we feel he is very happy and very committed to this project ”, Pochettino told the online edition of the newspaper Marca.
Courted in particular by Real Madrid according to the press, the French prodigy Kylian Mbappé, at the end of his contract in June 2022, admitted Friday at the microphone of Téléfoot to be still in the phase of reflection: “I want to think about what I want to do in these next few years, where I want to be. Yes, a choice will have to be made soon, but I am in the process of thinking, ”he said.
Messi at PSG? “I prefer not to say anything”
While Neymar and Pochettino himself have made it known that they would like to attract the six-fold Ballon d’Or Lionel Messi (at the end of the contract next June), the Argentine technician returned to the subject Thursday evening in the Spanish sports newspaper As.
“I respect and admire him so much that I prefer not to say anything. […] We talk about it a lot. These are the strategies of all clubs to improve teams. We will see what will happen. My responsibility is to have respect for the players who play in other teams and to maintain this distance ”, evaded “Pocket”.
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Would he like to see Messi at PSG? The Argentinian coach kicked again in As: “Sometimes words are too much. With this question, one can understand anything and everything. What coach in the world wouldn’t want to have a player of the caliber of the one you’re telling me about? “.
“Whatever I say, it will be misinterpreted. I’m happy with what I have (players). Great footballers can play in any league and in any team “, he said in Marca.
Regarding his interest in central defender and captain of Real Madrid and the Spanish selection Sergio Ramos (at the end of the contract in June), Pochettino confided in Marca that in Paris, “Ramos would find a great club with the obsession to always win, PSG is one of the greatest teams in the world”, before concluding : “We’ll see in the next few months.”
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