Given the confidence his team has in the good dynamic that Paris Saint-Germain has seen directly in the second half of the season, John Textor does not hide his ambition to compete with the capital club this season.
“We're going to give it our best shot, hopefully we can kick their asses and they have a bad year.” This was stated in particular by the Olympique Lyonnais coach in an interview with the Brazilian media. G Globo midweek.
“I compete with a country, not with an owner.”
Like Jean-Michel Aulas in his era, Textor was highly critical of PSG, accusing them of unfair competition. “I compete with a country, not with an owner.”“The OL president explains, denouncing “A model of unbridled spending, no strings attached. As long as they are able to generate sufficient revenue, which they do through the relationship with Qatar and the sponsors. They can then use the revenue exactly where they need it, to spend whatever they want.
Context prompts the American (who did not watch the Monaco 2016/2017, Lille 2020/2021 and even Lens 2022/2023 seasons) to state: “August, this club, the Grand Olympique Lyonnais, can't wait for a new place (…) it's safe for the main thing to touch, it doesn't have enough petrol and so on. 'I finish. »
While Kylian Mbappé left for Real Madrid, the ambitions of PSG's main rivals (first, but also Olympique de Zerbi or Monaco) have increased tenfold. But the pressure will not be the same on Pierre Sage's shoulders, whose goal will be at least the podium.
