Luis Enrique is preparing to discover Ligue 1 tomorrow when Lorient hosts the Parc des Princes (9 p.m.). It is a return to school which promises to be particularly busy since the transfer window agitates the club of the capital. The reception by his new public looks positive for the Spanish coach, but much less for the management and probably some players, the supporters probably getting tired of the umpteenth ordeals that the club has to face. The Mbappé, Verratti and Neymar cases are burning the news of the moment.
The new Parisian coach was probably aware of what was going to happen behind the scenes. But at his first pre-match press conference, he felt it was time for everything to be sorted out before competitions return. “On the Mbappé case, a subject already encountered in the past, a solution had been found between the club and the player. This is what I would like and I hope it will result in an agreement. But I remember what the president said. The club is above everything and I share it 100%.
Luis Enrico: “it is my decisions that will express my opinion”
Like the French striker, installed in the loft for almost three weeks, the Italian midfielder and the Brazilian playmaker are invited to leave. They did not integrate this list of players shelved by the club but Luis Enrique confirmed that a discussion had taken place with them, inviting them to leave. If the former Barça will probably be absent tomorrow against the Hakes due to a virus caught in recent days, Marco Verratti should meanwhile be summoned, despite the rumors of departure about him.
“For Marco Verratti and Neymar, we had conversations with them and I don’t think it’s professional to reveal the content of this conversation. It will remain between us, it is in the private domain. I invite you afterwards to be attentive to my actions because it is my decisions that will express my opinion. A last somewhat shocking formula from Luis Enrique suggesting that he is the only master on board his locker room. It remains to be seen to whom this pressure is addressed… to the concerned, or to its management?
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