BARCELONA – Paris Saint-Germain will play the semifinals of the Champions League after eliminating Bayern Munich in a sensational draw and in full euphoria the president of the French club, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, took for granted the continuity of Neymar and Mbappé in Paris. “Neymar will stay at PSG for a long time,” the leader revealed in statements to various media at the end of the meeting.
Keeping the future of the Brazilian player in the air, the PSG president assured, with full optimism, that there are discussions for the extension of the footballer’s stay in Paris, despite the fact that he has been linked with Barcelona in recent weeks.
Barça, who maintain the need to strengthen their attacking line with a top-flight player, have Erling Haaland as a priority, although his signing is considered very difficult in the short term and he would trust the Norwegian’s permanence in Dortmund for another season for, with a more affordable price and less treasury tensions, to be launched for its incorporation.
Meanwhile, however, Camp Nou is working on the most immediate market and Ney, who is still very popular in the Barça locker room, remains in the club’s orbit. All the more so after his exposure to equality against Bayern … And after which the PSG president cooled, as much as possible, that possible return to Barcelona.
“Neymar will play for PSG next season … And he will remain for many years,” Al-Khelaïfi insisted, making sure the club is in talks with the footballer to renew, in the same way as with Kylian MbappÉ, the other star of And that, like the Brazilian, his contract ends in June 2022.
In this regard, the leader was conclusive when he recalled that “we invested a lot in this club to win all the trophies and the Champions League, so neither Neymar nor Mbappé have an excuse to leave”.
TRUST
With the obstacle represented by the European champion, who defeated PSG in the final of last season, Al-Khelaïfi showed his optimism, arguing about the “growth” of the team led by Mauricio Pochettino and considering that he is “ready” to take the final step.
“I am very proud of the team and of this second consecutive semifinal … Now the goal is to reach the final and win the trophy,” he said, calling for “keeping calm” and saying that, despite Tuesday’s defeat, PSG “He had an extraordinary, extraordinary game, being able to score three or four goals. But the classification was important. “
“Our goal is to reach the best. We have come this far to win the title and, although we know it is difficult, because it is a competition that is decided by details, I trust the team, the coach and the sports director. And in players, they gave their all “, he agreed, proclaiming PSG’s excellent record in Europe this season.
“I trust this team and I feel that it has grown and has more experience. This year I defeated Manchester United, Barcelona and Bayern, which for me is the best team in Europe … Now we have to continue and think and to the League, which is just as important, “Al-Khelaïfi concluded.