First sign of tensions between Paris Saint-Germain direction and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Leonardo-c22056 – Ligue 1 news
Newly appointed sporting director of Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain, Leonardo, has already started working on attracting targets to the Parc des Princes.
Since the arrival of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Qatar-c2986 Sports Investments as the new owners of the Parisian club, a steady stream of rumours linking players with a move to the club is hard to miss. The World Cup winner and now the sporting director has come to a
standstill with the management of Paris Saint-Germain. The 41-year-old wants to play a vital role in building a strong squad for the upcoming season.
Talking about his aims, the Brazilian said, “I really like the project. It's a massive club which hasn't won Ligue 1 since 1994 and they want to win the Champions League."
Leonardo felt neglected when the new management made the signing Queens Park http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Adel-Taarabt-c3610, their top priority.
22-year-old Taarabt made 9 appearances for Tottenham Hotspurs before moving to QPR in August 2010. Playing in the English Championship, the Moroccan has scored 19 goals in 44 appearances in the 2010/11 season. Once touted as the next Zinedine
Zidane, he has good shooting skills coupled with great creativity.
The former Milan coach is not impressed by the media hype and thinks the youngster is not worth 15 million Euros. The under pressure sporting director is resolute in not paying more than 8 million Euros for the Moroccan. Negotiations temporarily
broke down when the Brazilian backed out of the deal, angering the management. He later had to restart the negotiations as the former Tottenham player is dear to the son of the Emir of Qatar Sports Investments.
Leonardo, however, is more inclined on signing http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Santos-c40446 FC. Santos are looking for 45 million Euros for the 21-year-old attacking midfielder.
With the sporting director not submitting to any imposed decisions from the management, tensions may rise in the future as both parties don’t seem to be on the same wavelength.
Recently, Les Parisiens signed goalkeeper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Lorient-c39153. However, since then, no new player has arrived at the club.
Many experts believe that Leonardo’s slow approach towards the recruitment process is annoying the impatient owners who want to have the club’s recruitment process sorted out as soon as possible.
Furthermore, it would be better if Leonardo finalises transfers earlier so that coach Antoine Kombouare can have all the players available to him before the start of the 2011/2012 Ligue 1 campaign, where PSG will also feature in the UEFA
Europa League.
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