Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has distanced the French champions from Liverpool’s Mo Salah, while the Ligue 1 leaders’ Qatari owners have also rejected speculation they could sell the club.
The Egypt international is the subject of much speculation given his impressive form in the Premier League and UEFA Champions League, which the Reds lead, but the 32-year-old is not a target for Les Parisiens, according to Al-Khelaifi, who admitted that ” “If there is an opportunity, of course, we will explore it” before the January transfer window.
“It isn’t true” Salah’s top official from the European Club Association said earlier this week.. “He is a fantastic and amazing player, but we have never considered him honest. We know that all the clubs would love to have him, but this rumor about us is simply not true.”
Salah has 15 goals and 12 assists in all competitions to his name this season, prompting a scramble to potentially be ready for January, when he enters the final six months of his current contract at Anfield and can negotiate with potential suitors before of summer.
PSG’s shaky form in the UCL has sparked much speculation over the French capital team’s project, including claims by L’Equipe that the Qatari owners have grown tired of the club and are looking to sell it, which was denied. emphatically.
“This is completely false” said a QSI spokesperson according to Ben Jacobs who has been following PSG’s repeated efforts to acquire their home in the Parc des Princes. “The same newspaper writes the same nonsense week after week. Shareholders just spent $368 million on (new training facilities) Poissy has just announced major new expansions to the Campus and we are looking to invest hundreds of millions in a new stadium, while increasing our investments in football, sports and entertainment, but apparently we are looking to sell.
Al-Khelaifi did not miss the opportunity to double down on PSG’s current project, which is based on Luis Enrique and Luis Campos building a team that is more focused on French talent and young players with great potential than previous star efforts.
“I can’t believe what is written and sometimes it even seems ridiculous to me, but we never let ourselves be affected at all,” he said during his stay in Hungary with the ECA. “We have entered a new phase in the development of the Club. Transformation and change take time. Patience and perseverance are needed, not wild panic when things do not always go as desired or when the wind blows. We have a short, medium And the long-term strategy and I fully believe in the coach, in the players, in our entire team. Our project has solid foundations and we will continue to build it.
“We have changed a lot at the club in recent years, we are building a team on and off the field, we have strengthened the institution, we have opened the best training center in the world in Poissy. I have absolute confidence in the project, the coach, the sports advisor and our team, and we will continue to evolve and when times are difficult, we support each other, that is what makes a good club, that is what our fans do too, who are incredible.
PSG faces an essential trip to Austria next week to face Red Bull Salzburg with only three days left in the Champions League in the first edition of the league phase that so far has Paris in an elimination position after defeats against Arsenal and Atlético. Madrid and Bayern Munich.
