PSG: Luis Campos sets out plans and ambitions for the youth academy

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·24 novembre 2025

PSG: Luis Campos sets out plans and ambitions for the youth academy

This Monday, Paris Saint-Germain celebrated the 50th anniversary of its youth academy. For the occasion, a ceremony was held in the presence of Yohan Cabaye, technical director of the academy, Sabrina Delannoy, assistant sporting director, and Luis Campos, the club's sporting director. The latter gave a speech to explain the collaborative work surrounding the academy.

Campos: "When the players arrive, they are prepared to respond in training."

"I would like to thank the people who have spent these 50 years at the academy. I have benefited from this since my first day. Especially with Kimpembe. I found an exceptional player and also an exceptional person. That is also the goal of the academy: to develop people with this mentality. The integration of young players is closer here. We have a staircase, the players go up. And I also come down to hold meetings. When the players arrive, they are prepared to respond in training."

Campos: "Luis Enrique was able to present his principles of play."

"The first important thing we created here is the opportunity for all the coaches to share. There was a two-hour meeting about this. It was the best moment I have had at this club. It was a moment of sharing. Luis Enrique was able to present his principles of play. Luis Enrique said: ‘I’m not giving you training ideas, how to play...’ but he said: ‘I’m explaining my working method. It’s up to you to create your exercises by adapting to your players. When the players move up, they must understand these principles. That way, when they move up, they are not in difficulty.’"

Campos: "We always keep this space reserved for our young players."

"If the players have the talent, there are three speeds in my opinion that will be linked to their success. The speed of maturation... I remember Warren (Zaïre-Emery) at 16, he already had that physique. A highly developed intelligence. The second speed is adaptation. As soon as you go up that famous staircase, with pros who are like war machines. You adapt more or less quickly to what the coach or the club demands. This week, we talked about it in a press conference. Luis Enrique said he doesn’t give gifts to young players. It’s a reward because they deserve it. The last speed, as in life, is the speed of the opportunity to play. They are mature, they adapt quickly. But at the same time, maybe the central defender or another player gets injured. And then he will have the opportunity. It’s not about having two players per position, it’s about having 14-15 players already with the skills to play for PSG. And that also gives us the opportunity to have 6-7 young players from our academy in training. We always keep this space reserved for our young players," comments relayed by RMC Sport.

For several seasons now, PSG has been working to improve its youth academy and especially the relationship between the first team and the academy. Quickly, Luis Campos noticed that PSG was capable of developing and bringing out players with talent matching its ambitions. By bringing in a coach like Luis Enrique, the capital club also made sure to choose a man whose teaching and management skills allow him to take charge of these young players.

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The recent results, both in terms of team performance and the individual progress of each Parisian Titi, confirm that the method in place is working. Of course, the coming years will also be decisive as the Parisian academy continues to build its reputation. But by laying strong foundations, PSG is managing to structure and develop itself. A great club needs a high-performing youth academy, and that is exactly what Luis Campos and his colleagues are putting in place.

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