The Argentine coach of Paris Saint-Germain Mauricio Pochettino said on Tuesday that he shared ” many things “ with his compatriot Lionel Messi, but did not specify if the Parisian club will try to attract the captain of FC Barcelona, at the end of the contract in June.
“Everyone dreams of having the best players”
“Everyone dreams of having the best players with them”, Pochettino said in an interview with Spanish radio Ser string on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, in which he was very careful. “I have immense respect for the players I have on my team but I must also have respect for the players of other teams”, said the Argentinian technician, who has replaced Thomas Tuchel on the Parisian bench on January 2. Pochettino pointed out that with Messi he shared “Very powerful things, like love for Newell Old Boys”, one of the clubs in Rosario, Argentina.
“We both got out of there, I think it’s something that unites us strongly, this passion for red and black (the club’s colors)”, Pochettino continued, admitting, however, not knowing what will happen between the Argentine superstar and PSG.
Leonardo: “The great players will always be on the PSG list”
Tuesday, the sports director of the Paris Saint Germain, Leonardo, said in an interview with France Football what “Great players like Messi will always be on the PSG list. But this is of course not the time to talk about it, or to dream about it. […] But we are seated at the large table of those who are following the file closely ”.
“Since we arrived, we have hardly had time to talk about anything with Leo (Messi) and the president (of PSG, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi), the transfer window now and the transfer window of future. We are focused on how to achieve the best form to be competitive and win matches ”, Pochettino told the Ser string.
A “very good relationship with Mbappé”
The Argentine coach also mentioned the superstar Kylian Mbappé, coveted by Real Madrid according to the Spanish press. “We have a very good relationship and he is very happy to be in Paris. We’ll see what happens, but I have no doubt that Kylian likes being here in Paris ”, added the new Parisian technician. “I believe that the club is working and making efforts to extend the players that we consider important. It is clear that Kylian is a player with enormous potential, and then what coach would not want to have Mbappé in his team for a long time? “, concluded Pochettino.
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