Leonardo's unexpected replacement at Paris Saint-Germain

The humillante defeat of Paris Saint-Germain​ in front of the Real Madrid in the eighth of final of the Champions League have lit the alarms inside the institution. Nasser To the-Khelaïfi does not want to see to his team fall again of a so deafening way, by what has begun to take letters in the subject, beginning from the own sportive direction.

As to desvelado the newspaper 'The Telegraph', the PSG already would have scheduled the dismissal of Leonardo like sportive director at the end of season. The Parisians would be in research of his replacement, and between the list of privileged highlights like favourite the name of Hugo of Viana of the Sporting of Lisbon. The exfutbolista Portuguese was a crucial element in the reconstruction of the team, that heaved with the title of League after almost 20 years of drought with a budget a lot of minor to the of rivals like Benfica and Port wine.

Another candidate that appears in the diary of the conjoint Frenchman is Michael Edwards, sportive director of the Liverpool. The English, that carries ten years in Anfield, has taken the decision of not renewing his agreement in spite of the offers of the owners of the club and already announced his exit four months ago. His management has gone back to plant to the 'reds' in the elite of the world-wide football, no only for winning the Premier after almost 30 years, but for going back to heave the Champions League in 2019.

The quoted half also affirms that the work of Edwards inside the French group will be different to what knows in England, since will have an important role but in company of the owners of the entity, those who could influence in some signings of renown, taking in account the incorporation of Lionel Messi the past summer.

Other names of the list

In addition to the already mentioned, exist other two names underlined in the register of To the-Khelaïfi to substitute to Leonardo. Andrea Berta is one of them. The current director of football of the Athletic of Madrid was linked with the PSG in 2017, and would be being evaluated by the capitalinos. The another would be Giovanni Rossi of the Sassuolo, club that has strengthened in First Division from his first promotion in the history in 2013. Since, it has kept an important rhythm, keeping between the ten first places of continuous form.