Paris Saint-Germain will play this Thursday (6 p.m.) a friendly match in Saudi Arabia against a selection of players from Al Hilal and Al Nassr. A program that is not unanimous within the club of the capital.
Galtier and Campos are not fans of the PSG tour
Funny timing. While they played Rennes on Sunday in the league and will face Pays de Cassel Lens next Monday in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain are currently making a turn in the Persian Gulf on the occasion of Qatar Winter Round 2023.
Arrived Wednesday in Qatar, the Parisian players took part in commercial activities with several sponsors of the club (Qatar Airways, Qatar National Bank, Ooredoo) and carried out a training session in front of 27,000 spectators at Khalifa Stadium. A one-day stopover before leaving this Thursday match for Saudi Arabia to play a friendly match against a selection of players from Al Hilal and Al Nassr.
A marketing operation that divides internally
This gala poster will be an opportunity for Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to face off once again. This will be the main curiosity of a meeting which has no sporting interest for the Parisians. Financially, it’s another story since this exhibition match will bring in more than 10 million euros in the coffers of the capital club. A non-negligible cash inflow as PSG’s deficit reached €370 million last season.
This Thursday, the daily Le Parisien explains that this tour is clearly not unanimous within Paris SG. It is indeed seen by some as nonsense, a reversal of the values of a club which must put sport first and financial interests after . The coaching of the professional group is the first to get annoyed. The Parisian staff would have preferred to work quietly and take advantage of a full week to revive a team that has shown collective shortcomings since the post-World Cup recovery.
D.Riolo – pissed off Campos and Galtier
I read in some media that there were internal tensions. a, it’s for people who don’t dare to say things or who don’t have the information. Campos and Galtier really didn’t want to go explained Daniel Riolo on the airwaves of RMC. really pisses them off, especially given the state of form of the team, continued the editorialist. They were not happy with this trip, because they would have preferred to stay at home since the group is not in great shape at the moment. The reigning French champion remains in effect on two defeats, against Lens (1-3) and Rennes (0-1), in three league games. But the work will wait, a bit.
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