Al-Kalaifi: ‘I turned down Real’s 180m for Ebape because I knew he would stay’

Speaking on Marca radio, Paris President Nasser al-Kalaifi was asked about, among other things, the… elephant in the room, Killian Ebape and the fight the French were having with Real for the 23-year-old superstar.

The Qatari agent explained, among other things, that he was certain of the whereabouts of the French international striker: “I turned down €180,000,000 from Real last summer because I knew Killian wanted to stay in Paris. I know him well, I know what he and his family want and they don’t move for money. He chose to play here for the city. “His club, his country and his sporting project. All he has in mind is to play and win.”

From there he was asked about the manager without wanting to confirm Mauricio Pochettino’s sacking but denied there was a chance he would be replaced by Zinedine Zidane: “We’ll say it in time. I just want to make it clear that I liked Zidane as a player and I like him as a coach, but we never spoke to him directly or indirectly.”

Finally, for the match between Paris and La Liga President Javier Tempas, who has reached the courts, he answered: “Whatever we do, we do it because we know we can do it. It’s not our style to talk about other leagues, clubs or associations. We don’t teach lessons and we won’t take it from anyone. Every year the same thing.” . continue building the project”.