Leonardo’s last confessions

Leonardo has resurfaced. Very discreet since his forced departure from Paris Saint-Germain in 2022, the former sporting director of the capital club took advantage of the Sports Festival organized in Italy to speak to the media. At 55, the man who coached both Milan clubs has inevitably talked about his future. And if he still sees himself working in the world of Football, the Brazilian does not seem to be in a hurry.

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“I’m comfortable at home, I don’t intend to return to football like before. As a coach, that’s out of the question. But not as a sports director either. After finishing with PSG, I decided to take another path, which will certainly be in football, because it is my life, but in a different way. Football changes, owners, managers, players and coaches. When I say that I will no longer be a sports director, it is because I am perhaps a sports director in the classic way, perhaps, that I see myself in this new football in a different way. Time will tell a little later. Football is evolving. »

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A simple spectator of football for the moment, the 1994 world champion can therefore give his opinion on many things. Starting with the coaching career of Thiago Motta. “He is someone that I respect a lot, I have followed his entire development, I was his coach at Inter, his manager at Paris Saint-Germain, I am very happy that he is showing what ‘he knows and what he is. He has found a way to have a positive impact on the game and management mentality, which I am very happy about. » On the other hand, “Leo” was less talkative when it came to talking about two former PSG players with whom he did not necessarily get along well, namely Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Kylian Mbappé.

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Concerning the Swede, Leonardo was invited to react on the new managerial career embraced by the Swede at AC Milan (he is advisor to the president, editor’s note). “Good question (laughs), let’s just say I won’t answer”. Briefly on Ibra, the Brazilian also kicked in when the journalist tried to find out his opinion on Mbappé’s debut at Real Madrid. “I don’t want to make controversies and comment on individual situations, you know my past linked to many things”. We won’t know more.