The transfer window closed in early September, and PSG managed it quite well. L’Equipe reveals the behind-the-scenes of this eventful summer.
With numerous signings, the departures of Neymar and Messi, and the Mbappé situation, PSG had a busy summer transfer window. According to L’Equipe, the trio of Luis Enrique, Nasser al-Khelaïfi, and Luis Campos worked together in harmony.
« Paris has almost entirely completed the transfer window it wanted (except for Bernardo Silva), and its key figures are still there, which was not a given, » the sports newspaper explains. This trio of leaders shares many characteristics: they are hardworking, demanding, passionate, pragmatic when needed, and capable of saving face.
Thus, the transfer window was conducted intelligently. Luis Campos identified the profiles before the summer began. « Campos is the architect of this team, and he is proud of it. It resembles what the Portuguese had envisioned a year ago, but failed to implement, an admission of failure on his part, » reports L’Equipe.
Luis Enrique then arrived, and Luis Campos adjusted the list of players to be signed. PSG President Nasser al-Khelaïfi often finalized the deals and was more involved than ever. Luis Enrique was responsible for directly convincing players with the sporting project.
« With their counterparts and in front of the players, the three men took care to display a common line around choices and values. They together assumed, for example, the announcement to ‘undesirable’ players that the club did not count on them. »