After arriving at Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2022, Luis Campos replaced sporting director Leonardo, but with a special role as “soccer advisor”. And his track record raises questions in some quarters. Rumors of his departure resurfaced this summer, but he is still with the club, and an extension has even been mooted. L’Equipe reported on the matter on Thursday.
“ The parties have not yet agreed with certainty on their willingness to extend cooperation.”
“Discussions began several weeks ago, but an agreement is not yet close. A number of conditions have to be met, on both sides, before a decision can be made to continue. For example, the parties have not yet agreed with certainty on their willingness to extend cooperation.
At the start of the year, several areas of friction arose between Nasser Al-Khelaïfi and Campos, to the point where the latter’s departure was mooted. “It’s just the people who want to come between us who are spreading these kinds of rumours,” replies the Portuguese.
“ The Portuguese has specific requests that the club will have to accept or not.”
Internally, however, the sporting consultant does not enjoy a very flattering reputation. His relationship with several employees is delicate, particularly that with Victoriano Melero, newly promoted general manager.
Negotiations are underway, and all parties will be trying to make their voices heard in order to reach the best possible agreement. The Portuguese has specific demands that the club will have to accept or reject.”
We’re always wary of rumors, because there’s a lot of noise and very little concrete information. Here, we can see that there are few clear elements. Apart from the fact that the contract extension has clearly not been signed.
But above all, we see that Campos and PSG aren’t even sure that they want to continue together, and just after that, there are comments denying the idea of a departure. So where does the sports paper stand? Does it know to what extent the two parties still want to work together or not?
Above all, we’re hoping for some clarity from the club in the near future. So that we know how the project is shaping up. It could well be with Campos, but that’s not a given.
