Two stars of South American football are said to have criticized the Paris Saint-Germain sporting director after poor results in recent times.
French media reported that Lionel Messi and Neymar were not satisfied with what Luis Campos, PSG’s sporting director, had done in recent times. Onze Mondial quoted a source from inside PSG as saying that the duo Messi and Neymar believe that the team is weaker after the last two transfer windows.
“Messi and Neymar don’t understand why PSG let Paredes, Idrissa Gueye and Julian Draxler leave, and then brought in Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz and Carlos Soler, players who did not make the club stronger,” a source from PSG revealed. Goal said the failure of PSG in the mid-season transfer period made many team pillars unhappy. Not only Messi and Neymar, other club leaders such as Marquinhos or Kimpembe also find it difficult to understand the strategy of Campos and coach Christophe Galtier.
The Paris capital club spent the January 2023 transfer window to pursue Milan Skriniar and Hakim Ziyech but failed. The acquisition of Hugo Ekitike last summer was also questioned. The 20-year-old player has been unimpressive in recent times when replacing Mbappe or Messi. Neymar is said to have criticized Ekitike after the 1-3 loss to AS Monaco in the 23rd round of Ligue 1 last weekend. When Mr. Campos criticized the PSG player, Neymar also reacted, leading to a heated argument between the two sides.
The situation of PSG at the moment is extremely chaotic. For the first time since 2012, the defending Ligue 1 champions have lost three consecutive matches in all competitions. If knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich , PSG will continue to experience a throwaway season. Coach Galtier is in danger of being fired if the Paris team continues to play badly. His close associate, expert Campos is also in danger of leaving PSG.
Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi invited Campos to become PSG Sports Advisor last summer, hoping to please Mbappe and develop the team. By the end of the year, Mr. Campos was appointed sporting director of PSG. However, since the beginning of the year, the Portuguese expert is no longer liked by Messi and Neymar. This could be a big reason why the Argentine superstar no longer wants to extend his contract with PSG.
