PSG: Luis Campos speaks openly about Donnarumma’s departure

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·15 September 2025

PSG: Luis Campos speaks openly about Donnarumma’s departure

This Monday evening, RMC Sport broadcast an interview with Luis Campos, the football director of Paris Saint-Germain. He was notably invited to discuss one of the "surprises" of the summer 2025 transfer window with the departure of Gianluigi Donnarumma (26-year-old goalkeeper) to Manchester City, while Lucas Chevalier (23-year-old goalkeeper) was recruited from Lille to replace him.

Campos "When he asks for a salary at the level of the former PSG, not the current PSG..."

"The club's policy is to create a team. The club is more important than anyone. That has changed at PSG. Donnarumma's departure was a set of circumstances. When he asks for a salary at the level of the former PSG, not the current PSG... Our policy is very merit-based, you earn more when you deserve it. We took time to discuss Gigio's situation. We had to find solutions if we couldn't reach an agreement. (...) The star is the club, it's the whole group. That's what we've implemented with the management's agreement. We don't rule out recruiting a star, but it's up to them to adapt to the PSG machine. We help Luis Enrique impose this philosophy."

Campos "The coach said he could perhaps take advantage of it to make the team stronger with the ball."

"It was difficult at first to understand Donnarumma's demands. He was the first player we talked to about renewal. But we quickly understood that it would be difficult. The coach said he could perhaps take advantage of it to make the team stronger with the ball. When we can make PSG more French, we will do it. That's not new. If there's a good player who fits our team's profile, we'll try to make it happen."

Recently, Donnarumma's agent had strongly criticized PSG. Today, unsurprisingly, we have a rather different version with mainly an exaggerated demand compared to the club's current policy. The essential thing is that there was clearly a disagreement.

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Notably, coach Luis Enrique was far from panicked by Donnarumma's departure. It was rather an opportunity to turn the page by attempting a bold move. Of course, Chevalier still needs to prove himself in the Champions League, in terms of handling pressure, etc. But he brings an interesting ease with his feet. We've already seen him several times break out of pressing with mid-range or long passes, where Donnarumma often lacked control.

He still needs to be at the same level on his line or with penalties, which was a major concern for many. For the latter, Chevalier has already proven himself very quickly. On the line, his statistics were as good, if not better, in Ligue 1 last season. So there is good hope.

Let's not forget that PSG has maintained the balance of its locker room and its payroll, which is never negligible. All while recruiting a great French talent, which can also be appealing.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.