Ejected from Paris SG and "replaced" by Luis Campos in the organization chart of the French champion club, Leonardo had been working despite everything on Parisian summer recruitment for months.
And especially on very large files.
Proof of this is with the statements on Sunday evening by Bacary Cissé, communications adviser to Sadio Mané.
The 30-year-old Senegalese, recruited by Bayer Munich this summer from Liverpool, appeared on the shelves of "Leo".
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Yes, PSG did indeed 'attacked' Sadio
, recognizes Cissé, present Sunday evening on RMC.
Leonardo had several contacts with his German agent, they saw each other, they discussed the ins and outs of a possible transfer from Sadio to PSG, but it ended there.
Everyone knows that Leonardo was on an ejection seat, we had to wait
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During the Sunday broadcast, the communication advisor delivered other anecdotes about the new Bavarian player.
In particular one which highlights Lionel Messi's desire to evolve with the former Red.
And this from last season, before the arrival of the Argentinian in Paris.
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Last year, it could also have done with FC Barcelona
, concedes Bacary Cissé.
It was Lionel Messi who had imposed Sadio Mané in the deal when it was a question of him extending to Barça.
He had given two names: Sadio Mané and an Argentine central defender
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“In the end, “La Pulga” never extended to Catalonia, joining Paris SG.