The former PSG player was not kind to his former president. Now in a club in Malaysia, Jesé has only played 18 games in four years in the capital club (2016-2020).
Jesé Rodriguez's experience was quite… folkoric. The Spanish striker had a fantastic start to his career at Real Madrid before joining PSG due to strong competition on the wings in the Spanish capital (Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo). Transferred for 25 million euros in 2016, Jesé has very negative memories of his time with the French champion, mainly of Nasser Al-Khelaifi, whom he described as “billionaire who uses players as if they were badges» according to comments collected by AS.
The 31-year-old made the comparison between his experiences at PSG and Real Madrid, particularly in relation to the treatment of players by the institution. “Since I didn't have many minutes, I thought about going to Paris because I was going to play and have minutes. Above all, there was Emery as a coach, he was the one who called me. explained Jesse. The Spanish international was offered a golden bridge at PSG and started his adventure very well with an assist in Bastia for Kurzawa. This turned into a nightmare shortly after following appendicitis. Two months later, the club invited him to leave, which clearly did not help the native of Las Palmas.
«I told Emery that I felt cheated. The president didn't even want to see me in painting. I don't know if he loved my wife more than me. They gave me no explanation. They treated me very badly» concluded the player who played for Sporting and even Stoke City. Over his four years in France, Jesé only played 18 games and had a series of loans in Europe before seeing his contract terminated in December 2020.
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