A year and a half and four transfer windows later, what assessment can we draw from the mandate of Parisian sports advisor, Luis Campos? Already enormous expenditure, to the tune of 550 million euros, and among which the successes are counted in dribs and drabs. But not only. Since the arrival of the Portuguese in the summer of 2022, it is difficult to say that PSG has resolutely progressed. If Kylian Mbappé was finally able to be retained by using great means, the club’s sporting record remains disappointing overall. Last summer’s transfer window, marked by a Frenchization of the squad (Ousmane Dembélé, Bradley Barcola, Lucas Hernandez, Randal Kolo Muani) and the arrival of other important names like Luis Enrique, Marco Asensio, Milan Skriniar or Gonçalo Ramos was promising on paper, that’s for sure.
But considering PSG’s performances since the fall, it is not easy to single out the capital club as one of the big favorites for final victory in the Champions League. Moreover, if the Gonçalo Ramos case inevitably resembles a casting error, other decisions by Campos relating to the transfer window would struggle to be understood internally. According to The Teamwe would have questioned in particular the relevance of certain recruitments, such as that of Cher Ndour last summer (he was loaned to Braga this winter after having participated in three Ligue 1 matches), while several titis had the possibility of emerge, like the young Ayman Kari, considered one of the biggest talents in the center and loaned to Lorient this season.
A lack of interest in training and public outings not necessarily necessary
In addition to recruitment, over which he has a fairly broad scope of action, Luis Campos, in his capacity as sports advisor, must at least keep a keen eye on young people. If he occasionally attends U17 and U19 meetings, recently resumed negotiations in the Senny Mayulu and Ethan Mbappé files, and the rise of Warren Zaire-Emery among the big boys remains to his credit and that of Christophe Galtier , the Portuguese would not, however, convey the image of a leader truly concerned by training, reports again The Team. On his roadmap, Campos did not necessarily have the mission of managing the overall vision of the training center, it is true. However, it was he who had vetoed the arrival of certain educators in recent months. On the other hand, it did not prevent the departure of one of the club’s best trainers, Abdou Fall, to Reims, which would otherwise have been experienced as a “bad signal.”
If success can sometimes elude him in his choices, one thing constantly escorts him throughout his career: his eruptive temperament. On several occasions, Campos has made rants in recent months in the media, whether on RMC Or Channel. Positions often assumed, but not always to the taste of its management. It is precisely for this reason that he is now more discreet, after having been called to order: “he needed to show a lot (when he arrived at PSG), explains a club source to The Team. But if you look closely, he has completely changed in that regard. He understood, and some people made it clear to him, that he should not speak on all club issues. This is not his job. Since the start of the season, he has found his place and everything is going better.» If his relationship with Nasser al-Khelaïfi is considered “solid”, the Portuguese remains under contract until 2025 with PSG. Until then, he will have to manage the Mbappé file, which will be considered a failure in the event of the Frenchman’s departure. According to our information from January 7, this movement will indeed take place… And should therefore not increase the leader’s popularity rating.
