During the press conference presenting Christophe Galtier as the new coach of Paris Saint-Germain, Nasser Al Khelaïfi repeated that he had "
never spoken with Zidane
".
“
I love the player and the coach, I have all the respect for him but we never spoke with him.
Galtier was our #1 option from day one.
I am very proud and very happy.
I hope this will be the last question on this subject
,” added the PSG president.
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On June 21, Al Khelaïfi had already denied any contact with Zinédine Zidane in
Le Parisien
: “
I love Zidane, he was a fantastic player, of incredible class.
An exceptional coach also with three Champions League.
But I'll tell you one thing: we never spoke with him, neither directly nor indirectly.
Many clubs are interested in him, national teams too, but we have never discussed with him
.