Yesterday, Thursday, we woke up to the declarations of Zinedine Zidane at L’Equipe on the occasion of his 50th birthday and where he never left the door closed to train PSG. Textually the French responded like this when asked about finishing on the Parisian bench:
“Coach PSG someday? Never say No. As a footballer I had the option to go to many clubs. In almost everything. As a manager, I don’t have fifty clubs I can go to. There are two or three possibilities. This is the truth. If I come back, it is to win. I say this modestly. That’s why I can’t go. Also for other reasons… ”.
Although Al Khelaifi certainly denied any contact with Zidane a few days ago and Gaultier now appears as the main candidate; negotiations existed with the French, as we say in the world of Sport.
In fact, and as this newspaper finds out, one of the conditions the Frenchman put on the table was Neymar’s departure from the Parisian club, an intention that has strangely gained momentum in recent days at PSG. The Brazilian has a contract until 2025, with the option of the player himself to extend until 2027 from 1 July.
But the club’s president, Nasser Al Khelaïfi, also clarified to Le Parisien when asked about the Brazilian. “We want players who love the club, who want to fight and want to win.” And this competitive spirit is also appealing to Zidane and where the Brazilian international team is absent. All of this explains why PSG have accelerated routes to release the player. There has been talk of clubs like Juventus or even FC Barcelona as future destinations, but in the last few hours also Chelsea.
The Emir is dreaming of ‘Zizou’ for his PSG
Although everyone indicates that Galtier’s arrival on the Parisian bench is imminent, it does not mean that taking on the Frenchman is a personal obsession of the Emir of Qatar, Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani. He was accompanied by Zidane, along with former Real Madrid physical coach Gregory Dupont and his representative Alain Migliaccio met on the trip to Doha on June 10. Zidane did so from Ibiza where he spent some vacation day.
The basis of the agreement that was initially on the French coach’s table was a three -year contract, 25 million euros net profit per season and freedom to be compatible with the French team, the French coach’s great aspiration. Conditions were raised even by the club owner to see Zidane on the bench of PSG. That initial offer of 25 million came to raise it to 33 million euros net per season.
Source: La Verdad
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