Julian Draxler has not forgotten Paris Saint-Germain. Today player in Al-Ahli, Qatar, the German international has a strong link with the capital's club and does not exclude returning one day. “” I will soon start studying sport management. PSG sports director? It would be the dream! “, He slips smiling, in an interview with the Parisian.
Arrived in January 2017, Draxler had had a brilliant beginnings. “The first six months at PSG may be the best period in my life”he says. The German had quickly established itself and savor the privilege of wearing this jersey. “I was proud to say: I play for PSG. ». But the successive arrivals of Neymar and Kylian Mbappé changed the game and the ex-Puis of Schalke 04 ended up on the sidelines of the project.
The regret of the Champions League
However, the 31 -year -old keeps any resentment. “PSG is a slightly crazy club, there is always something happening, you never get bored”he says. Even when he was sidelined, especially during the episode of the loft, he knew how to remain measured: “Being put aside hurt me, but I'm never going to talk badly about PSG. »»
Beyond football, Paris has become much more than a professional stage for him. “I am German but Paris has become my house. My wife's family lives there, my son was born there. Part of my heart is always Parisian. »» That is to say if the recent victory of the club in the Champions League aroused contrasting emotions in him: “I was happy for them, but I said to myself: Ah, I would have liked to be there to win this first Champions League. »»
Even today, Draxler claims to maintain good relations with the club and its president, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi. What nourish the hope of one day reviewing German at the Parc des Princes, perhaps on the institutional field, if his wink around a future role of manager had to lead to something …
