Arriving in 2020 from FC Porto, Danilo Pereira did not leave a great memory at Paris Saint-Germain and the arrival of Luis Enrique quickly relegated him to the sidelines of the team. Thus, the Portuguese international finally left the club last September, in order to settle down with Saudi Arabia and Al-Ittihad.
The departure of Kylian Mbappé eclipsed all others. But the Frenchman was not the only one to leave the PSG this summer, since a major cleaning was carried out under the instructions of Luis Enrique. Et Danilo Pereira was notably a victim, he who clearly did not fit into the plans of the Parisian coach, renowned for his fairly fixed vision of football.
“I had other opportunities…”
In a long interview given to Parisianthe midfielder spoke for the first time about his departure from PSGgiving the reasons for his choice which fell on theSaudi Arabia. « I had other opportunities. But they were not possible because Paris refused many offers. There were exchanges with FC Porto, Atlético de Madrid. I had touches in Italy, in Germany. But these transfers were blocked for financial reasons » explained by Danilo Pereira.
“Things had to happen this way”
« The club asked for a lot of money » revealed the Portuguese, who therefore left the PSG to join Karim Benzema on the side ofAl-Ittihad. « Finally, I received this proposal from Al-Ittihad and I believe it was the right choice. Things had to happen like this. I'm happy to be here and the journey I still have to go. It's a competitive club which still offers me the opportunity to perform well “. The Saudi adventure is not going well for Danilo Pereirawho must face some recurring physical problems.
