Leonardo, the great architect of the successful PSG market

Beyond Neymar, Leonardo has been the great protagonist of summer in Paris. Last June, days after his return was formalized, the sports director made it clear in an interview with Le parisien the change in the strategy of the PSG. The club, which did not have a clear direction in the transfer policy under the command of Antero Henrique, It was proposed to stop signing stars to hire players to join the group. Proof of this are the incorporations of Ander Herrera, Idrissa Gueye, Abdou Diallo or Pablo Sarabia, footballers who, far from being media, represent a qualitative leap in the squad to complement cracks like Verratti, Mbappé or Neymar himself.

Precisely, Leonardo was one of the strongest people in Neymar's negotiation with Barcelona. In the aforementioned interview, the Brazilian made it clear that they would only sell to Neymar if a considerable offer for Parisian aspirations arrived. Leonardo's premises were fulfilled, since PSG did not lose € 170 million for its star, in addition to asking for two players in the negotiation. Keeping Neymar and signing Icardi and Keylor Navas on the last day of the market was the culmination of a summer in which management has been hardly improved.

For the first time since the arrival of the sheikh, the PSG has had a positive balance in relation to income and expenses. The club has received € 103.5 million in sales and has signed for € 95 million, including the transfer of Icardi in which Leonardo was key to not paying € 70 million immediately. The key to the benefit is also the PSG quarry. Leonardo decided in summer to take weight off the branch of the Parisian team and thanks to the € 60 million he has received in youth players, the club has been able to invest in other players of greater relevance. Leonardo's is undoubtedly one of the best signings of the PSG in recent years.