BARCELONA – Paris Saint-Germain plays the semi-finals of the Champions League after knocking out Bayern Munich in a sensational draw and in full euphoria, the president of the French club, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, took the continuity of Neymar and Mbappé in Paris as of course. “Neymar will be with PSG for a long time,” the leader revealed in statements to various media at the end of the meeting.
In order to keep the Brazilian player’s future in the air, the PSG president assured with complete optimism that talks are underway to extend the footballer’s stay in Paris, despite having been associated with Barcelona in recent weeks.
Barça, which continues to maintain the need to bolster its line of attack with a first-class player, has Erling Haaland as its top priority, although his signing is considered very difficult in the short term and would rely on Norwegian durability in Dortmund for another season, with a more affordable price and less treasury tensions, to launch for its creation.
In the meantime, however, Camp Nou is working on the most direct market and Ney, who is still highly regarded in the Barça dressing room, remains in the club’s lane. All the more after his demonstration in the match against Bayern … And after which the PSG president cooled down that possible return to Barcelona as far as possible.
“Neymar will play at PSG next season … and he will stay for many years,” Al-Khelaïfi stressed, making sure the club is negotiating with the player to renew, in the same way as with Kylian MbappÉ, the other. star. of the team And that, like the Brazilian, his contract expires in June 2022.
In this sense, the leader was convincing when he recalled that “we have invested a lot in this club to win all the trophies and the Champions League, so neither Neymar nor Mbappé have excuses to leave.”
TRUST
Once the stumbling block represented by the European champion, who defeated PSG in last season’s final, Al-Khelaïfi showed his optimism by debating the “growth” of the team led by Mauricio Pochettino and as he is “ready” for the victory. the last step.
“I am very proud of the team and of this second consecutive semi-final … The goal now is to reach the final and win the trophy,” he said, calling for “keep calm”, stating that despite the defeat on Tuesday PSG “He had a great, extraordinary game, scoring three or four goals. But the most important thing was the classification.”
“Our goal is to achieve the best. We’ve come this far to win the title and while we know it’s difficult because it’s a game decided by details, I have faith in the team, the coach and the team. sports director, they have given their all in the players ”, he agreed, proclaiming PSG’s excellent track record in Europe this season.
“I trust this team and I feel like it has grown and has more experience. This year we beat Manchester United, Barcelona and Bayern, which for me is the best team in Europe … Now we have to go ahead and think too. about the League, which is equally important, ”concluded Al-Khelaïfi.