Nasser Al-Khelaïfi was present Monday evening at the Châtelet theater to attend the new coronation of Lionel Messi who won a 7th Ballon d'Or.
Arrived with Leonardo on site, the president of Paris SG was questioned about the situation of the team and that of coach Mauricio Pochettino whose position would be weakened.
The Qatari leader was very clear, assuring that he trusted the Argentine currently in place. "
Mauricio Pochettino is here in Paris and we are happy with him,
" he said before discussing the rumors of a rapprochement with Zinédine Zidane, currently free. “
I don't like all these rumors, this is all bogus. There is no contact with Zidane.
"
Last week, his right-hand man Leonardo had also spoken on the subject to deny the information of the
Parisian
revealing a secret meeting between "
Zizou
" and the Parisian leaders in the capital recently.
"
It's ridiculous to imagine that a meeting with Zinédine Zidane could have taken place in a big hotel, in Paris, in the eyes of everyone",
had let go of the sports director, also confirming Pochettino in his functions
: "
O
He doesn't want Pochettino to leave.
He never asked to leave and no club contacted us in relation to him
. "