PSG: “We don’t need anyone”, assures Nasser Al-Khelaïfi about the winter transfer window

In the midst of the various stories that have affected both Qatar and PSG in recent weeks, from all the extra-sporting aspects attached to the organization of the World Cup in his country to the file of the sale of the Parc des Princes through the will of the club to sell shares to a new investor, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi has, all the same, mentioned the field a little.

In a long interview given to the newspaper L’Équipe, the president of Paris Saint-Germain was able to give a quick update on the club’s future deadlines, while the non-Globalists will return to the Camp des Loges on Monday 5 December and that Ligue 1 will resume on the 28th, against Strasbourg at the Parc des Princes.

Luis Campos and Antero Henrique separated

The team that will meet in January should, a priori, be the same one that left in November. “We don’t need anyone, said Al-Khelaïfi about the winter transfer window, and then according to our information, Luis Campos wanted to recruit one player per line this winter. We have to keep the same team. I think we have found a collective spirit and that we are well. (Christophe Galtier and Luis Campos) didn’t ask for anything. Because they understand. We all talk together. I respect the coach a lot, I appreciate him a lot because he has human values. He is a very good coach. »

What should change, on the other hand, is that Luis Campos should now have a free hand to act in the sporting direction of the club, he who had complained in particular to RMC of the repeated collisions between his field of action and that of ‘Antero Henrique, in charge of sales especially this summer. “I’m not going to hide it. There were problems between the two, assumed Al-Khelaïfi. But, it’s nothing personal. In fact, each has somewhat entered into the work of the other. That’s why we decided to stop it. Antero did a very good job in sales, loans… Luis also on his side. But it’s hard to have two heads. It’s just a communication thing. Antero will stay but he will no longer manage the first team. He will help Braga and we will go to another club as well. »

Regarding a possible extension of Leo Messi, announced with insistence in Miami, or the situation of Kylian Mbappé, who had expressed desire to leave at the start of the season shortly after extending, the Qatari leader kicked into touch. “This year is the World Cup. I hope Messi and Mbappé will be the strongest in the World Cup. Then we’ll talk. »

“If they think we’re going to invest €500 million…”

About the Parc des Princes, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi reiterated his comments distilled in the American media Bloomberg and the Spanish Marca. “If they don’t want to accept our offer, we leave,” he sanctioned. The town hall should think about our offer. We have already invested more than €80 million in the stadium. What did the town hall do at the same time? If they think we’re going to invest €500m, we’ll just go and build a new stadium. “He also reacted to the words of Emmanuel Grégoire, first deputy mayor of Paris, in our columns: “He talks too much. In front of us, he tells us something and in the newspaper his version is different. That, I cannot accept. »

Finally, he briefly mentioned the ongoing investigation into the affair of which he is the subject, revealed in particular by Le Parisien and by Liberation and at the heart of which we find, among others, the former lobbyist Tayeb Benadberrahmane, who accuses Qatar for detaining him and forcing him to hand over private documents he had on Al-Khelaïfi. “Justice will take its course, I don’t have time to talk about petty professional criminals,” he simply retorted. They’ve changed lawyers more times than they’ve changed their stories and their lies. »