Coach Thomas Tuchel has angered the Paris Saint-Germain club leadership with his public demand for reinforcements. “We didn’t like that,” said sporting director Leonardo after the French football champions’ 6-1 (2-0) against SCO Angers on Friday evening and emphasized: “If someone is not satisfied and decides to stay, he has to follow the club’s policy and accept the internal rules. “
A few days before the end of the transfer window on Monday, Tuchel warned at the press conference on Thursday that the squad of the Champions League finalists had to be strengthened. “If the team stays like this, we can’t talk about the same goals anymore,” said the 47-year-old. He feared PSG would “pay the price” in October, November, December and January.
Leonardo referred to the “serious situation” and spoke of losses of around 100 million euros for PSG due to the corona crisis: “We don’t like to understand this situation.”
In the current transfer phase, the Champions League finalist has signed Mauro Icardi on loan from Inter Milan and right-back Alessandro Florenzi from AS Roma. Among others, Captain Thiago Silva, Edinson Cavani, Thomas Meunier, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Tanguy Kouassi left.
“I wouldn’t say that the team is weak. We’re talking about a huge team,” said Leonardo, referring to superstars like Neymar, Kylian Mbappé and Ángel di María.
“To stay at this club you have to be content, with the desire to suffer for the club, to sacrifice yourself even when we are going through a difficult time,” said Leonardo. The discrepancies will now be resolved internally. Tuchel’s contract in Paris expires at the end of the season.
