As part of Filipe Luis’ official presentation, the general director of AS Monaco, Thiago Scuo, confirmed that the princely club’s main mission was to carry out a downsizing. “Reduce the payroll. Since I arrived here in 2023, we have reduced the wage bill every year to adapt the club to the financial crisis in Ligue 1. This summer, we must do more important work. We will have to find solutions which are not the most popular which are to protect AS Monaco,” he confided, before mentioning the case of the two stars of the team courted by PSG, Maghnes Akliouche and Folarin Balogun.
“It’s normal to have other clubs look at profiles like Balogun, Akliouche and Lamine (Camara). If we have the capacity to find a fair agreement for Monaco, we can have an agreement tomorrow. If we don’t have a fair agreement, we don’t have an agreement. These are players in whom we believe a lot. For the players, we have to find the right conditions for Monaco, it’s time to have discussions, we have them every day. We have to find financial solutions, not necessarily Akliouche Balogun. You have to find a good balance during the summer in terms of finances. It was the same last summer, there was news saying that Maghnes was going to leave. He stayed one more season and it was positive for him, he went to the selection and played in the World Cup. (…) Conversations with the players are always open, but I have to protect Monaco. If I have to be in conflict to protect Monaco, I will. » It’s said!
