The Spanish media are spoiled.
After the Cadena Ser radio station a week ago, the new PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino has just confided this Thursday to the sports daily Marca and his competitor AS.
The Argentinian technician spoke with our Iberian colleagues of all the news of the Parisian club and in particular the contractual situation of Kylian Mbappé.
“There are a lot of rumors, but I see it at PSG for many years, and that is the will of the club.
We will count on him during the period when we will be here (at PSG).
It is true that he has to make a decision (on his end of contract in 2022), but we feel he is very happy and very committed to this project.
Words in all respects similar to those delivered to the Cadena Ser.
Kylian Mbappé explained to the Téléfoot channel a week ago after the victory against Montpellier (4-0) that he did not rule out extending his contract at PSG but that he is still in the process of thinking.
"If I sign, it is to invest myself in the long term," said the striker world champion, long courted by Real Madrid.
“I want to think about what I want to do in the next few years, where I want to be.
Yes, it will soon be necessary to make a choice, but I'm in the process of thinking, ”the young man had recognized.
“Messi?
I respect and admire him ”
Addressed to his player, Mauricio Pochettino praised, sent a few messages and imagined his future collaboration with the crack of Bondy.
“At 19, Mbappé was world champion, strong things happen to him, but he is special and different, with a lot of emotional intelligence.
It has a lot of potential to develop but it is already a present, not just a future.
It is a challenge and a chance to work with this type of talent, they make you a better coach.
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On the other side of the Pyrenees, the news is mainly dominated by the future of Leo Messi at FC Barcelona.
Plagued by an abyssal debt, the Catalan club is agitated by the rumors of the departure of its star.
And the PSG where his great friend Neymar evolves appears regularly in discussions as a possible destination for the Pulga.
A perspective and a debate that his compatriot Pochettino carefully avoided mentioning to the sports newspaper As this time, agreeing that "whatever I say, it will be misinterpreted".
“I respect and admire him so much that I prefer not to say anything.
[…] We talk about it a lot.
These are the strategies of all clubs to improve teams.
We will see what will happen.
My responsibility is to have respect for the players who play in other teams and to maintain this distance.
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