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PSG must prepare for the post-Mbappé era. While many names of candidates to replace him emerge daily – the latest being Rodrygo from Real Madrid – in the heads of Parisian leaders, we want above all to rely on a strong team, with an all-powerful Luis Enrique with the wand. In an interview with official media at the Globe Soccer Awards, where he also received an award, President Nasser Al-Khelaïfi explained his plan for the first season without Mbappé.
“Today a reporter asked me who the star would be next year, and I said: the team. This is our vision, our strategy. This year, it was said that the coach was the boss. Luis Enrique is the boss, I trust him and he does a fantastic job with us. Even if we had lost against Newcastle (1-1, November 28) and been eliminated in the Champions League group stage, I would have said exactly the same thing., he replied. Enough to reinforce, if it was still necessary, the figure of the Spanish coach. It is perhaps also a communication strategy in view of the transfer window, warning other clubs that PSG will not do anything crazy.
The Champions League, not the objective
Then, he was asked about the ambitions of the capital club for next season. And there, his statements are, however, a little more surprising. “I know and I knew we were on the right track. We must continue. Even next year, if you ask me ‘do you want to win the Champions League?’ Yes. “Is this your goal?” No “, replied the Qatari. Surprising words since we know that since the arrival of QSI, the leaders have worked hard to build the best possible squad to try to go all the way in the most prestigious of European competitions.
“Let’s do better, continue to build what we started this year, build the team, the offensive style that we like and that makes us appreciate the team. Even if you lose. It’s football, you lose sometimes. But if you ask me, “are you happy with your decisions?” Yes I am “concluded NAK. Statements that risk getting people talking…
