Seen and read about PSG in the French press this Saturday January 4, 2025. D-1 before the Champions Trophy against AS Monaco, the holding of the match in Qatar does not please, the rumor Mohamed Salah at PSG…
In today's edition, The Team
takes stock of the Champions Trophy on D-1 of the match between the PSG et AS Monaco has Doha (Qatar). A meeting which was relocated to the shareholder of the Parisian club, which will therefore be favored by the public on Sunday. Initially organized in Chine in August 2024, this match had been postponed. Several avenues have been studied over the months (Congo, Ivory Coast) before the Qatar get everyone to agree in mid-November by putting €3M on the table to host this meeting. “By relocating the event 5,000 km from France, after also considering competing in
was Louis II and at Princes Parkthe Professional Football League has not chosen the easy way out in terms of exposure, even if it continues the desire, initiated fifteen years ago, to give international influence to its club football. » The
LFP relied on its local partners for logistics. The organism Visit Qatar sponsored the event in the form of naming and took care of the marketing part.
On D-1 of the match, it was difficult to know that a match was going to take place in the stade 974. But that did not prevent most of the 44,000 tickets from being sold, thanks in particular to a very attractive price (30 to 80 riyals, or 8 to 21 euros). The organizers were confident in their ability to sell everything by tomorrow. “If there were still
Lionel Messi or Kylian Mbappéeverything would have been gone a long time ago. However, the
PSG remains a popular and followed club here. There is a special bond »whispered a salesman. If the Parisian club is less exciting on a daily basis with the end of the star policy, it can still rely on certain players like
Achraf Hakimi et Ousmane Dembélé.
“Regularly, supporters gather in public places to look at posters together. On the palace side, even if we have asked to move towards financial balance, the house sponsors remain faithful to the position (Qatar
Airways, QNB, Ooredoo,
Waiting, beIN
SPORTS). »
The sports daily looks back on the beautiful gesture of
PSG towards his supporters for the Champions Trophy facing l’ASM. A few days ago, the capital club offered 350 of its
loyal supporters a discounted offer to attend this meeting at Doha. For €100, elected officials benefited from a package including “the round trip flight Paris-Dohaone night at the hotel, two meals, coach transfers, a traditional boat trip, and, of course, the entrance ticket for the match against
AS Monaco. » If this approach has been welcomed, it also raises eyebrows. Some people question the reliability of this accounting. For his part, the
Ultras Paris Collective decided to boycott the
Champions Trophy. The group of Parisian ultras would have considered it more relevant to organize this meeting on French territory. However, the CUP
allows its members to take part in the trip independently. While no official figures have been released, “The operation represents an estimated budget of around €500,000. This is supported by the club, which called on a group travel agency to organize this trip.concludes THE.
Finally, The Team
also mentions the rumor Mohamed Salah. By announcing that he would leave Liverpool At the end of his contract this summer, the 32-year-old striker raised the question about his future. Author of a thunderous start to the season with the
Reds (20 goals and 17 assists in 26 matches in all competitions), the Egyptian shook up the football world at the start of 2025. And quickly, the name of
PSG was associated with the star of
Liverpool. The Parisian president, Nasser al-Khelaïfihad already denied an interest in the player a few weeks ago and he made the same speech again this Friday. But knowing Mohamed Salah free on the market, “it is difficult to imagine that the
PSG will not try his luck, even if it would go somewhat against the policy he has been trying to put in place with promising young players for two years. » An arrival of the “Pharaoh” at
Paris would make it possible to revitalize the attractiveness of the club, which has slowed down somewhat since the departures of
Messi, Neymar et
Mbappé.
Saudi Arabia is also a contender to welcome the icon of African football and will not hesitate to offer him a golden bridge for next season. However, the remarks made by Mohamed Salah on its future also leaves room for a small part of interpretation: “So far, yes. These are my last six months. There has been no progress. » This suggests that a turnaround is possible. For several months, the extension of
Salah has Liverpool is a major topic of discussion. “And even if the player has several times suggested that there was no exchange with his bosses, without necessarily completely closing the door to his remaining at the club beyond June 30, 2025, it seems that the two parties are negotiating and have not given up on reaching an agreement. »
This communication from the player is similar to a tactic to put pressure on the leaders of the Reds.
“The twists and turns, which are numerous in football when it comes to the transfer window, call for caution and distrust. Salah is still a Red at least for six months. This is a first certainty. The second is that the soap opera about its future is not about to end”concludes
The Team.
For his part, The Parisian also looks at the holding of the
Champions Trophy au Qatar. For the second year in a row, this meeting will take place in the middle of the season. The previous edition was scheduled for
Princes Parkwith a victory for
PSG facing the Toulouse FC (2-0).
“This year's edition alone sums up all the pitfalls that this unique match has encountered over the past two years. There
Professional Football League had first chosen to exhibit it in Chine in the summer of 2024, on August 8, after having rejected the candidacy of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Canceled for administrative and logistical problems, it was finally repatriated on August 28… to Monaco. But this is the opening date of Paralympics and the matter once again falls through due to a question of scheduling this time”explain LP. Finally, to make possible the organization of this meeting this Sunday January 5, right in the middle of the matches of the 16th day of Ligue 1it was necessary to advance the poster of
L1 between AS Monaco and the
PSG as of December 18.
Candidate in the last election of the Ligue
(won by Vincent Labrune),
Christophe Bouchet plague against the organization of this meeting in Qatar : « Ce
Champions Trophy is the perfect illustration of the mess that has been driving French football for four years. It demonstrates general incompetence. The reality of French football is that there is no strategy, no one knows where we are going, nor how or why? Why are we organizing this trophy at
Qatarwhich is of no use to us in terms of radiation? » But this organization
Doha can be explained by a deal made between the
LFP and the Qatar a few months ago. “At the end of July 2024, the board of directors of the LFP signed a €20M sponsorship deal between the Qatar and clubs Ligue 1
and of Ligue 2which complements the €80M paid by beIN Sports for the TV rights of the
Ligue 1. In exchange for this sum, clubs must display advertising from the country of the shareholder of the
PSG. »
Finally, the Ile-de-France daily looks back on the second day of the Parisians in Qatar. This Friday, the Rouge & Bleu had their first training session at Doha. They trained behind closed doors at 11 a.m. French time in the academy
Aspire. “The exercises were numerous and Luis Enrique put together a big session, as is customary for a replay. » In addition to the
Champions Trophythe PSG
must also prepare for its second part of the season with a busy month of January. In particular, you will need to be ready for the last two outings in Champions League
(Manchester City, Stuttgart). And at the end of this second training session since the resumption, no injuries have been reported.
After this collective session, Parisians participated in sponsorship activities linked to the LFPorganizer of the event, or with the club's partners. This Saturday, Luis Enrique will give a press conference from 3:15 p.m. then the first minutes of training will be open to the media at 4:30 p.m. “Unless the situation turns around, Gianluigi Donnarumma
could evolve into the goals. » Hit in the face before the winter break, the porter Italy therefore applies for a starting position. “For this honorary cup, Luis Enrique intends to get as close as possible to the standard team while reserving the possibility of lining up one or two surprises of which he has the secret”concludes
LP.
