Tuchel: “I couldn't say no to Camavinga”

Thomas Tuchel, coach of Paris Saint-Germain, responded when asked for if you are interested in Eduardo Camavinga, the 17-year-old Rennes star: “He is one of the best players in Ligue 1. He has a good future ahead of him, but he plays in Rennes, for a club in the Champions League. This is not monopoly. But well: I couldn't say 'no' to Camavinga ”. Real Madrid is interested in the medium.

Regarding the seven positives for coronavirus that PSG has, Tuchel assured that “one of the strengths that this team has is that its players do things together, the drawback is that they have been infected with Covid-19.” Of the seven footballers who have tested positive for coronavirus, six spent their holidays in Ibiza: Neymar, Ángel María, Mauro Icardi, Marquinhos, Leandro Paredes and Keylor Navas. The only positive for Covid-19 who was not on that island, Kylian Mbappé.

Tuchel faces PSG's debut in Ligue 1 2020-21 with these casualties, on Thursday at Lens, just 18 days after the Champions League final lost against Bayern, and stated that “we must play with humility and seriousness, We have to start with a tough game and we are affected by Covid-19 ”.