Luis Campos, Paris Saint-Germain’s football director, spoke in an interview with RMC Sport. He gave us the opportunity to speak frankly about the 2025 summer transfer window and look to the future with confidence. He explains the choices made and the optimism that reigns at PSG.
Campos: “We have zero regrets; we did what we thought we would do.”
“One of the virtues of this PSG team is our anticipation. We had anticipated everything before winning the Champions League. We knew what we were going to do in the transfer window. We knew we would be very competitive and able to challenge any team. We have clear ideas and we had anticipated things so we were ready for this new season.
We all worked together. We have zero regrets; we did what we thought we would do. Didn’t the coach want a larger squad? Yes, of course.” (…) Luis Enrique explained how he wanted the team to be structured. He wanted a central defender with these characteristics, a new goalkeeper. PSG’s game is difficult for the opponent to understand, and it’s easier for us to win matches.
Campos: “PSG is prepared to maintain its balance in order to make the necessary recruitment in January or next summer.”
Signings in January?
PSG is prepared to maintain its balance in order to make the necessary recruitment in January or next summer, carefully considered by the coach and the president. Even in this year of great difficulty for French football, we’re in the clear thanks to the Champions League and the Club World Cup.
We earned money on the pitch. Players want to sign for PSG; that’s a strength today. I travel a lot, I spend a lot of time in airports, I see more and more young players for PSG. And in the future, it will be much easier to recruit. Because the brand is much stronger. »
While many “experts” and supporters are eager to find mistakes in the PSG transfer window, we see above all that the club is very satisfied. Some might say that this is a public statement that could hide regrets. Except that the manager emphasizes, probably without lying, that the club has room to recruit more.
If there weren’t any additional recruits, it’s because there weren’t enough interesting players to strengthen this already very well-equipped squad. Of course, there are players in the world who could be tempting. But they also need to be willing and the club must be willing to sell at a reasonable price. Without forgetting to maintain a certain balance within the squad and that collective determination.
Paris has nothing to worry about; there’s still the team that won the Champions League and a few additions. The rise of Senny Mayulu (19 years old), for example, should be taken into account. Perhaps, like last winter, there will be a new signing to strengthen the team, because the other club will be a little more open to negotiations. In any case, things are not being done at random or at the last minute. Contrary to what some people are trying to make us believe.
