Jesé Rodriguez (31) had proven himself at Real Madrid before joining PSG in 2016 at just 23 years old. The Spanish striker could have become a flagship player of the QSI project, but his dream (too) quickly turned into a nightmare. To the point where he felt betrayed by the coach responsible for his arrival: Unai Emery.
Unai Emery had control of the summer transfer window of PSGhis first as coach of the capital club. Regarding the recruitment of Jese Rodriguezthe Spanish technician had encouraged the player to join him at Paris as the main interested party revealed on YouTube Sunday.
“I thought that going to Paris would allow me to play more. Plus, there was Emery as coach, he was the one who called me.”
“I told Emery I felt betrayed. The president didn't even want to see me.”
So obviously, his downgrade during the first part of the season of his first financial year PSG was poorly digested by Jese Rodriguez. During an interview with the YouTuber Mowlihawkthe ex-Paris Saint-Germain winger dwelled on this more than delicate period for him at the club, even evoking a certain betrayal on the part ofUnai Emery and the president Nasser Al–Khelaïfi.
“At PSG, I made my debut by providing an assist for the victory in the first match. But then I was knocked out for two months with appendicitis, and in the winter I was told I had to leave. I told Emery I felt betrayed. The president (editor’s note Nasser Al-Khelaïfi) didn’t even want to see me. I don't know if he preferred my wife to me. They gave me no explanation.”
“I understood that Real is the best club in the world in everything”
“We could be paid well, but I was treated very badly. There, I understood that Real is the best club in the world in everything. With Nasser, I felt like I was dealing with a billionaire who treats players like tokens. ». the conclusion Jese Rodriguez via comments reported by Our Mondial on his first departure from PSG on loan to The Palms in the winter of 2017. Subsequently, the ex-player of Real Madrid continued loan spells at Stoke Cityau Betis Sevilla and at Sporting Lisbon before definitively leaving the PSG in 2021.