Remented very attached to PSG, despite his departure in 2018, Javier Pastore returned to his path in the capital. Adopted by the Parc des Princes, the Argentinian international has always retained the confidence of Qatar. But blocked by increasingly fierce competition, the attacking midfielder had made the decision to change air.
He will remain forever the first madness of Qatar. A few months after the sale of PSG, Javier Pastore had been contacted by Nasser al-khelïfi. Convinced by the arguments of the new Parisian president, he had signed his contract against a check for € 42 million. “I arrived at 20, I started my career in Europe. I was very good in Palermo and I thought it would be an additional walk at PSG “Said Pastore during an interview with Anne-Laure Bonnet.
Pastore, a symbol in Paris
But very quicklyJavier Pastore shows persistent muscular fragility. Far from the fields for long weeks, he ended up going back to the Parisian hierarchy, until his departure for theAS Roma in 2018. In an interview with PSG Originals, The former Argentine playmaker said that Nasser al-khelïfi had tried everything to remember, aware of the immense popularity he enjoyed with supporters.
He reveals the reasons for his departure
« We talk a lot with the club of me. Because the club did not want me to leave. He had confidence, I was the park's darling (Editor's note of princes)? Yes (laughs). There was the desire to see the pastore, El Flaco, from previous years. I was aware that we had a team with lots of players: Neymar, Cavani, Di Maria, Mbappé, Lucas Moura, Draxler, me … We were already 8 players for 3 places, that makes people. I also had to think of my career, I did not want to spend another year not to play much. The club had invested a lot of money for two incredible players, there was already Cavani and Di Maria. I told myself that it was going to be difficult to play ” said Pastore.
