Paris Saint-Germain rarely got their hands on Real Madrid players since the start of the QSI era. In 2016, however, Jesé Rodriguez paved the way for Keylor Navas three years later for example. The Spanish striker wanted to maximize his chances of playing with La Roja in official competition. And, of course, the financial question weighed heavily in the balance to the point of shocking Rodriguez.
Jese Rodriguez signed at PSG in the summer of 2016 after having only known the Real Madrid and the Castillanamely the reserve of the Merengue club, at this precise moment of his career. The attacker trained in White House signed at age 23 Paris Saint–Germain after discussing with Unai Emerythen just appointed coach of the Parisian club.
“If I had wanted, I would have stayed at Real Madrid, but the opportunity from PSG presented itself”
In interview with the YouTuber Mowlihawk, Jese Rodriguez gave the reasons for his choice to sign for PSG, in particular for his aspirations with the Spanish selection.
“If I had wanted, I would have stayed at Real Madrid, but the opportunity from PSG presented itself. Since I didn't have much playing time, I thought that going to Paris would allow me to play more. In addition, there was Emery as coach, he was the one who called me. Real had recruited a lot of players, and I wanted to participate in the Euro with the selection, especially since I almost went to the World Cup in Brazil. Del Bosque wanted to take me, but I got injured.”
“The first time I saw a million in my account, I said to myself: 'Wow, all this to score goals?'
Our Mondial reported the words of Jese Rodriguez this Monday, highlighting in passing the great economic surprise of the Spaniard when pocketing his first million euros at PSG.
“Plus, PSG offered me a better contract and paid a lot more. And yet, at Real, where we were paid every six months, they paid very well. I earned a little less than five million euros gross. The first time I saw a million in my account, I thought, 'Wow, all that to score goals? “.
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