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Journalist
Hungry for sport, he grew up to the sound of Formula 1 engines and the exploits of Ronaldinho. Today, with a Master's degree in sports journalism, he no longer misses an F1 Grand Prix or a PSG match, his two passions and specialties.
After a one-season stint at PSG during the 1996-1997 season, Leonardo made his comeback to Paris as sporting director in 2011 to launch the Qatar project. Forced to leave the club in 2013, he made his comeback in 2019 before being this time fired in 2022 following a disagreement over the Mbappé case. But is a third return possible? Leonardo responds.
PSG player for one season (1996-1997), Leonardo also distinguished himself during his two stints as sporting director. First in 2011 to launch the project QSIthen between 2019 and 2022. And if in 2013 he was forced to leave after a suspension for having pushed a referee, in 2022, it is indeed the PSG who fired him. Therefore, it is now difficult to envisage a return.
Leonardo evokes a new return
In the columns of Figaro, Leonardo was thus questioned about the end of his adventure with France: “ Maybe, if we talk about the position of sports director. For the rest, it will never be finished because the links will always be there. In football or elsewhere », confides the Brazilian leader before evoking more precisely a new return to PSG.
“Coming back to PSG for a fourth time is perhaps a little too much, isn’t it?”
« Afterwards, it's a story of a cycle, coming back a fourth time (once a player, twice as a manager) to PSG, it's perhaps a little too much, right? », s’amuse Leonardo who therefore cannot imagine embarking on a fourth adventure in PSG.
