Senny Mayulu, a 20-year-old attacking midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain, spoke to Téléfoot in an interview broadcast this Sunday, November 15. Expressing his gratitude toward Luis Enrique for his development, the Titi (PSG academy product) also reflected on his emotions during the Champions League final and shared an undiminished ambition: to go after a third Champions League title.
Senny Mayulu: “He helped me immensely in making the leap from youth player to professional.”
“He is my first [professional] coach, and he helped me immensely in making the leap from youth player to professional. He has aided my development, and he continues to do so every single day in Ligue 1. It’s hard to fully grasp—everything happened so quickly. It was my first season as a professional, and we immediately won the Champions League. Then we followed it up the next year. Once you get a taste for it, you just want to keep winning all the time.”
Starting one’s professional career by immediately winning the biggest trophies is certainly a dream beginning. In Mayulu’s words, however, his sense of wonder is matched by genuine gratitude: while the medals keep piling up, the learning process continues—a valuable asset for Paris. A young player can enjoy the team’s collective success while still recognizing how much room he has left to grow. The Titi specifically highlights the daily guidance he receives from Luis Enrique, which extends well beyond those grand European nights—helping to fuel his personal ambition without ever losing his appetite for hard work.
Senny Mayulu: “The coach keeps that hunger alive in us.”
“The joy I showed after my goal in that first Champions League final? Everyone brings it up, but that’s not really my usual personality—I just couldn’t control it; it was pure euphoria.”
“A third Champions League title?” “The coach keeps that hunger alive in us—the desire to always want more, even after having already won two titles. We work toward that every single day.”
There is something truly delightful about this euphoria: even as part of a championship-winning squad, a homegrown talent—a ‘Titi’—still experiences the pure, childlike excitement of scoring in a final. And clearly, he is eager to relive those moments. For PSG, that is the real challenge: channeling the joy of past victories into the energy needed for future ones. According to Mayulu, Luis Enrique makes sure to nurture this drive through their daily work. A third crown is still there to be won, of course, but it is heartening to hear such an appetite for more. With two Champions League titles already under their belts, the desire to go back for another is already there.
