Paris (AFP)

The boss of Paris SG Nasser Al-Khelaïfi does not want to "see any behavior of stars" among his players, who "will have to assume their responsibilities even more than before," he said in an interview with France Football published some excerpts on Sunday.

"I realized that changes were essential, otherwise we were going nowhere," said Nasser in a rare interview, his first since the delicate end of PSG season.

At the end of this new disappointing exercise, the club of the capital has certainly finished champion of France, but has been humiliatingly eliminated by Manchester United from the 8th finals of the Champions League. And the end of the season was painful, between defeat in the final of the Coupe de France and a lack of motivation in the last championship games.

"The players will have to assume their responsibilities even more than before," added Nasser Al-Khelaïfi in this interview at France Football, which will be published in its entirety on Tuesday. "It must be completely different, they will have to do more, work more ... (...) They are not here to please themselves and if they do not agree, the doors are open. I do not want to have celebrity behaviors anymore. "

Since the arrival of the superstar Neymar in the summer of 2017, several voices have risen to denounce the particular status enjoyed by the Brazilian. Last striking episode, his departure to Brazil before the end of the season, without even his coach was consulted ...

The derogation was granted according to the press by former sports director Antero Henrique, who was replaced by Leonardo on Friday.

"In two minutes the matter was settled between us," Nasser continued, referring to the Brazilian technician, who had already held the position of sports director from 2011 to 2013. "He's going to have all the sporting powers. Leo is my guy, he is amazing, I have total confidence in him (...) His natural authority will do good for everyone, especially the players. "

The Brazilian had warned that no player should be above the "institution" PSG, in an interview with Canal + a few weeks after the arrival of Neymar.

"It does not matter if Neymar is Neymar, if Cristiano Ronaldo is Cristiano Ronaldo, the club is an institution to respect, it is he who will guide the project, it is not Neymar," said Leonardo.

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