Posted December 17, 2021 at 2:15 p.m. by HG
While PSG faces a massive exodus of its young nuggets, Leonardo believes that the club is in a weak position because of the rules in place.
For years, PSG has faced a massive exodus of its young nuggets. Indeed, when they reach the end of their aspiring contract, they make the decision to sign a first professional contract with another team. And even when these players sign for Paris , they sometimes leave three years later in the face of the lack of opportunities in the first team – this is especially what looms with Xavi Simons . However, faced with this situation, Leonardo considers above all that the task of PSG with its young people is made impossible by the rules in place in France, which ultimately favor foreign clubs against the French training teams.
“It is a system that must be changed”
< p> “The training is good, there is a large percentage of players who play in L1 and elsewhere who are trained at PSG. After that, there is a distance between the U19s towards the team wanting to win the C1. But the rules don't help the club. A 16-year-old signs a first professional contract, at 19 he is free. Teams that live a lot from player sales can come to France, take a 19-year-old free, and he leaves for Germany or England. He leaves free, it costs nothing, you give him a good contract. In addition, in France, you cannot pay a commission to the youth's agents, but in other countries you can. We have to convince. It is a system that must be changed, “said Leonardo during a conference at La Sorbonne on Thursday evening.