Unai Emery has disclosed the reason why Kylian Mbappe joined Paris Saint Germain (PSG) from Monaco. The PSG manager in an exclusive interview with Marca, a Spanish Media outlet said contrary to speculation that Mbappe joined PSG for pecuniary gains, he actually endorsed the move for sporting reasons.
"He has a big future. You never know where he will end up. On top of that, he's from Paris. Previously, these players didn't come to France, PSG couldn't keep them, they went abroad. Now they can be here 15 years and it's a great step. Madrid and Barcelona wanted Kylian, but PSG has the muscle to keep him here in a French project. I think that signing Mbappe wasn't due to economic reasons, but for the attractive sporting project. That's new to this new European order.
"Clubs see their reign threatened, like with Manchester City, who are another team with huge economic power. I think it's good for football that there are these new teams, we should all be thankful." On how he solved the penalty crisis between Neymar and Edinson Cavani, the PSG manager said;
"Naturally, as I have since my time at Lorca. I was the friend of Aitor Huegun, a player with a lot of potential in Segunda and Segunda B. We were friends and then I became his coach. It turned out that he was the penalty taker, but he wasn't good enough to justify it. He was my friend, but I took the decision that he wouldn't take them anymore and he got angry.
"Since then, until now, I look at the potential to give an effective answer. At PSG, a lot of them can do it because they are very good. The best was Cavani. Then came Neymar, they are equal. From there, naturally, we spoke with both so now they share them. One day there was doubt, but I intervened so it is how it is now [the Brazillian normally takes them]."
