Arriving in November 2011 at Paris Saint-Germain, Nasser al-Khelaïfi has been president ever since. While PSG faces Nantes this Wednesday, in a late match on the 26th day of Ligue 1, the Qatari is at the same time celebrating his 800th meeting in this managerial role. Does this longevity automatically make him the greatest president in the history of the Parisian club? Some answered a categorical no to this question.
Journalist at L’Équipe, Régis Testelin gave his opinion Tuesday evening on the sports media channel. And for him things are very clear: Nasser al-Khelaïfi is ahead of other great figures who have held the position of Parisian president long before him. But before naming them, he listed all the points unfavorable to the current boss. “So not. He lacks proximity, warmth, connection with the French public, dimension, charisma, humor, everything that gives the impression that we have intimacy with him. »
Having thus dressed Nasser al-Khelaïfi, the observer therefore named the one he places well ahead of the Qatari.
“Francis Borelli I don’t even talk about it. The endearing side. You had the impression that he was the uncle of all of us. Michel Denisot, I find that he had a relationship with the players, in the construction of the Canal+ era with Rai, Valdo, you felt that he was at the center of the thing. »
Nasser al-Khelaïfi, a personality who does not convince everyone
And to return to the case of the current president of PSG.
“Nasser, I listen to him, I don’t know who he is, what he does. He is there, he is not there. I don’t find him to have enormous charisma, his French is a serious handicap to his communication. So, he is someone all-powerful, who has a lot of money, who ended up succeeding in Paris through sheer force, by changing strategy at the right time. It was time. But I don’t think he’s the greatest president of PSG, far from it. »
The personality of the Qatari therefore does not win all the votes, even if it was under his presidency that Paris Saint-Germain won the very first Champions League in its history in May 2025.
