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Journalist
After trying different sports, Thibault turned to a career as an amateur footballer. When making a choice between becoming a professional footballer and a journalist, the qualities tipped the scales to one side. Here he is now in the editorial staff of 10 Sport, after a diploma obtained at the International Institute of Communication in Paris.
Since 2011, when PSG was purchased by Qatar, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi has held the position of president of the capital club. A position to which Daniel Riolo would not say no, believing he can do better than the one who currently occupies him. And in Al-Khelaïfi's place, the RMC journalist would also know what to do to put PSG back on the right path.
While we know Daniel Riolo as a journalist and consultant for RMCcould we see him in the future as leader and why not president of PSG? He might be interested. Indeed, for the podcast Below the Surface, Riolo first stated: “ I don't have the impression that one day I'm going to work in a club. I don't know, I don't think so. First of all, I don't know if I'll like it. Before even asking myself if someone is going to offer it to me. I didn't think about it. Bridges have often existed, I never asked for this bridge, I was never offered it. Obviously at one point, a very long time ago now, I had a club, I said to myself if I were ever to be offered, maybe I would still be interested in going there. It never happened. My club is PSG ».
“To be president ok, I think I would do much better than the one who is in place”
Interested in the idea of working for the PSG, Daniel Riolo would however only go for the post of president in order to replace Nasser Al-Khelafi. « Apart from the position of president, I don't think I'm leaving L'After. To be president ok, I think I would do much better than the one who is in place. Otherwise there are no positions that will interest me. I don't think », explained Riolo.
Riolo's plans as PSG president
Daniel Riolo also outlined what his plan would be as president of the PSG. « If I am president of PSG, what should I do first? What am I changing? What do I bring? There are several aspects. The first is the role of the president within all of French football. So consider that I am not alone in my championship and that my goal is not to crush the championship but to ensure that it is competitive to revalue it, so that means an agreement like the English do, a agreement with the other players in the championship to create a strong championship. This is not at all what PSG does. Reconnect with everyone. And then, as far as the management of my club is concerned, I am already trying to define what the overall policy of my club will be. For 10 years, we first had the construction, which in my opinion was a success. What they have done with the club in terms of global notoriety is perfect. They installed the club top 8-10. The beginning is a success, then there is the turn we take stars and today to do the opposite. I opt for a line, I don't suddenly go from taking world stars to I don't take any more, when I have them I don't know how to manage them, I accept everything from them, I send sorrel in all directions, I make sure they don't want to leave. It was one of the club's big problems when Neymar arrived, to hold back guys when they wanted to leave. This is a major error. One of the first rules I put in place is I don’t hold anyone back. And when I bring in, I don't overpay the guys who are coming for the wrong reasons. It would be a good basis for sports policy. “, he then said.
