Willian Pacho reveals secret Madrid dinner with Luis Campos before PSG move | OneFootball

Willian Pacho says Luis Campos invited him to a secret dinner in Madrid before sealing his move to PSG in 2024. In a first-person piece for The Player's Tribune, written as a tribute to his late mother, he recalls a surprise FaceTime with Luis Enrique.

After a season at Frankfurt in 2023-24, his agent told him Paris wanted to meet. Pacho says that on hearing PSG he did not hesitate, immediately looking for a flight.

The meeting came in unusual fashion, with Campos arranging a secret dinner in an underground Madrid restaurant. After five minutes, he handed Pacho a FaceTime call with Enrique.

Pacho says Enrique has a special aura. For him, the coach is the key to everything PSG have accomplished, and he speaks sparingly yet makes players feel understood as people.

On arrival, Enrique told him to go at his own pace and not to prove anything simply because he had been signed. Given time, Pacho says the pressure lifted and he flourished.

He has since become a pillar of the side, winning European titles with PSG in 2025 and 2026. Pacho also thanked fans who barely knew him when he joined, recalling how questions about the number 51 gave way to chants of his name.

Source: L'Équipe

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