Former Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Jérôme Alonzo, 53, has directly addressed a recurring theme that still irritates him. In an excerpt shared on the YouTube channel Aliotalk, the former Parisian goalkeeper refuses to let the club’s entire past be erased, leaving only the QSI takeover in 2011.
Alonzo: “I can’t stand it when people reduce PSG’s history to QSI. It’s incredibly unfair and false.”
“I can’t have a structured discussion with someone who tells me, ‘Before Qatar, PSG had no history.’ You can’t accept that. Do your research before you speak. You’re being disrespectful to us, those players from between 2000 and 2010… And even then, many people like that era. But before us, we mustn’t forget that PSG was also a popular team.
The French adored Ginola, Kombouaré, Raí, and Lama.” And before that, for those who remember the club’s history: Susic, Dahleb… There were brilliant players and great leaders. There was a European Cup. I can’t stand it when people reduce PSG’s history to QSI. It’s incredibly unfair and wrong.
Alonzo’s outburst hits home because it targets a lazy oversimplification. Yes, QSI changed the scale of Paris Saint-Germain, but no, the club wasn’t born in 2011 as if by magic. Long before that turning point, Paris already existed on the French scene, founded in 1970, with two French league titles before the Qatari era and, most importantly, a European Cup victory in 1996.
That’s precisely what his intervention brings back to the forefront: Parisian history doesn’t begin with big checks; it also rests on eras, iconic players, and trophies that established the club in French football long before the takeover.
Ultimately, Alonzo is not just defending his years at PSG. He rejects a practical but false interpretation, one that reduces the entire club to its change of ownership, whereas its identity was built long before, in successes as well as in popularity.
