PSG may have left Neymar, Verratti or Icardi at rest this Saturday during the trip to Montpellier, this did not prevent Leonardo from talking about football stars at La Mosson. Asked by Canal + before the kick-off of this match of the 13th day of Ligue 1, the sporting director of PSG thus evoked the case of Lionel Messi with whom Neymar had evoked the desire to replay Wednesday after the victory in Manchester in Champions League. “I would love to play again and have fun with him,” said the Brazilian. Before continuing with a burst of laughter: “Sure, next year, we have to play together”.
Asked about the subject by Laurent Paganelli, Leonardo did not wish to maintain the rumor. “It was an Argentinian journalist who asked him the question,” he began by moderating. We must maintain respect. We’re not happy when we touch our players, so we don’t touch other people’s players. We have a lot of respect for Messi and Barcelona, now is not the time to talk about that. “
“We have taken steps forward compared to ten days ago”
The Parisian sports director, on the other hand, was a little more smiling at the mention of the Mbappé case, when it was about his contract extension in the capital. “We talk, we want to talk and I think he too, replied the Brazilian with a smile. Now comes the time to get a clearer idea of your future. We speak quietly. It is going well. We have taken steps forward compared to 10 days ago. We will continue. “
In sporting terms, Leonardo also recalled that nothing was being done on the European scene and that we had to stay focused. “We are ramping up and it shows,” he said. We are in a very complicated championship with 6 teams that stand in 2 points. It’s okay to be focused. And after that, we have an important match on Tuesday in the Champions League (Basaksehir). We are not qualified. We have already seen everything happen on the last day of the group matches. We stay focused. But it feels like we’re here. “
