Between Nordi Mukiele and Luis Enrique, it’s clearly not mad love. The PSG coach is not keen on the French international’s qualities and underutilized him in the final stretch of the previous season. A downgrade felt by the right defender who went on loan to Bayer Leverkusen.
In July 2022, North Tail ended a four-season adventure at RB Leipzig and decided to find the elite of French football. And not just anywhere. Reigning French champion, the PSG recruited the native of Montreuil for the sum of €12 million.
Not used by Luis Enrique, Nordi Mukiele has packed up
However, North Tail was not able to concretely make his mark at Paris Saint-Germain as he had been able to do on the other side of the Rhine at Leipzig. In the space of two seasons, the capped French international made 45 appearances for Paris, but a hamstring operation slowed his progress, reducing his playing time. Moreover, upon arrival of Luis Enrique on July 5, 2023, Tail quickly understood that he would clearly not play the leading roles under his orders. As evidenced by his only four tenures with the ex-coach of FC Barcelona in the second half of last season as highlighted by The Parisian.
“Since he played less, he withdrew himself a little”
What prompted him to leave the PSG on loan without purchase option for the Bayer Leverkusen. North Tail therefore found the Bundesliga that he could have joined a few months earlier by committing to the Bayern Munich during the winter transfer window. A regular at Campus PSG also assured the Parisian that the decrease in his playing time had an impact on his state of mind throughout last season. “He’s an easy guy to approach and not shy. From the start, we felt comfortable with everyone, regardless of the guys’ status. He played FIFA for example. Obviously, in his second season, since he played less, he withdrew himself a little, but we enjoyed meeting him each time”.
