Maldini: “I never said no to PSG's offer"

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The former Italian star Paolo Maldini (55 years old) confirmed that he did not refuse to work in the management of the French team Paris Saint-Germain during the past years, and he was ready to take on the challenge with the team on many occasions, but no final agreement was reached, even though he was enthusiastic about supporting the work of the Parisian club management following negotiations with officials, and this came in statements reported by the Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, on Thursday, where Maldini touched on many issues that concern his career, as well as his team, Milan.

The former Milan's legend said: “I never said no to Paris Saint-Germain. Before returning to Milan (in 2018, as assistant to former Brazilian sporting director Leonardo), I went to Paris three times and expressed my willingness to work with the club, but that did not happen (in 2018). 2013), now that this time has passed, I think that not reaching an agreement in that period was a good thing for me, because the team was developing very quickly, and I was going to enter a world that was relatively strange to me and a new culture, and I am not fluent in the French language either, and during the first 10 years Months in the sporting director experience (when he worked in Milan), I was just learning.” Maldini has a strong relationship with the Brazilian Leonardo, who long held the position of sporting director at Paris Saint-Germain and also worked in Milan.

In his new statements, Maldini did not address the news that spread last summer about the possibility of him joining the management of Paris Saint-Germain, as he was a candidate to be the team’s new sporting director after the adjustments made by the club’s management, coinciding with his departure from Milan at the end of the season following a dispute with him. His new management regarding the club's Mercato policy. In another aspect of his statements, Maldini confirmed that he does not attend his former team’s matches in his stadium, as he considers that the matter has become difficult for him, and he pointed out that watching the duo, the Portuguese Rafael Leao and the Frenchman Theo Hernandez, on the left of the Milan squad, is considered a very enjoyable thing, given Due to the strength of the players, Maldini was behind the signing of the two stars, and each of them is considered one of the best players in his position currently. He also considered that Inter Milan is reaping the results of its sports policy that led it to dominate the Italian League, after reaching the Champions League final last season.