The Dutch international Georginio Wijnaldum, who recently moved to the ranks of Paris Saint-Germain, explained how “difficult” he was in choosing the Parisian club, after the semi-official agreement between him and the Spanish club Barcelona.
Wijnaldum is a constant box of surprises. The Netherlands international midfielder agreed to sign him with FC Barcelona but chose at the last minute to accept the offer from Paris Saint-Germain. The choice of the former Liverpool player was primarily an economic explanation, and although in In the end, there are always mathematical arguments to justify any step that is taken.
And now the 30-year-old midfielder’s recent statements appear, which were surprising, and he told PSG TV cameras, “The choice between Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain was a really difficult choice, because I have been a fan of Barcelona since I was very young,” he told PSG TV cameras.
Despite the great interest that Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has always shown, Wijnaldum confirmed that the presence of Mauricio Pochettino on the Paris bench also prompted him to sign with Paris Saint-Germain “Pochettino actually approached me at some point to sign for Tottenham, so I had been in talks with him.” Indeed, the whole club made me feel that they really liked me, so that influenced my decision a lot.”
In the same vein, Wijnaldum tried to make more arguments to legitimize his change of plans, and the next line is no less surprising given Barcelona’s playing style: “At Liverpool we played very offensive football and playing attacking is a philosophy that suits me. Paris Saint-Germain is a team that plays this football. ”
The decision-making process was long until the end, and Paris Saint-Germain appeared and doubled the number agreed upon with Barcelona, and a player says, “I was at the end of my contract and several clubs called me. When PSG came, it went well and soon it fell off.”
(Source: MD newspaper)