Kimpembe doesn't mince his words about Luis Enrique | OneFootball

Presnel Kimpembe, a 30-year-old defender trained at Paris Saint-Germain who left for Qatar SC in 2025 after no longer being part of the plans following two years with very limited playing time due to injuries, spoke to RMC Sport on the sidelines of the release of his book Strength, Falling and Getting Back Up. He was notably asked to talk about coach Luis Enrique. The Paris academy product delivered very strong words about his last coach at PSG, who is still in charge.

Kimpembe: “I thanked him for his honesty and for the work you do”

“Luis Enrique is the very top. I didn’t have the chance to really be around him as a player who plays every day. A lot of people may think I don’t like him because I didn’t play or whatever. But the truth is, no. I told him, when we spoke, ‘thank you for your honesty, thank you for the discipline and for the work you do every day.’

That’s the truth. If PSG are where they are today, it is partly thanks to him. I had a different role. I knew the club needed me to help the players and support them. That’s what I did every day. I had a role that was different from that of a player on the pitch, but I embraced it wholeheartedly. That’s what the coach asked of me, and that’s why I was always there for the team.

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