Nasser Al-Khelaifi insists he has a great deal of respect for Thierry Henry but he is desperate for PSG to beat Arsenal in the Champions League final.
PSG are aiming to become the first team since 2018 to win the competition back-to-back; meanwhile, the Gunners are bidding for their first-ever European title.
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Mikel Arteta’s team will be desperate for revenge after the defending European champions knocked them out of the Champions League at the semi-final stage last season.
Ahead of the final at the end of the month, Paris Saint-Germain’s president has been discussing the prospect of facing the Gunners in Budapest.
Nasser Al-Khelaifi is desperate for PSG to beat Arsenal
Nasser Al-Khelaifi is desperate for Paris Saint-Germain to beat Arsenal in the Champions League final in Budapest.
The PSG president says he is a huge fan of Henry and loved watching him at Arsenal; however, he is fully focused on his team putting the Gunners to the sword on May 30.
When asked whether he had a message for Henry ahead of the final, Al-Khelaifi told CBS Sports: “He’s fantastic.
“He’s one of the best, honestly, in football history, and I was a big fan of him when he was at Arsenal. But now, even after he’s a fantastic guy, you know. I mean, always keep in touch with him.”
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Richards then jokingly asked him: “You still want to beat him in the final, though, right?” to which the PSG president responded: “Yeah, exactly!”
Henry knows stopping PSG’s attack will be tough, and it’s set to be such a fascinating match-up at the Puskas Arena at the end of the month.
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Al-Khelaifi also believes that Luis Enrique is the best coach in the world, and Mikel Arteta is set for such a tough battle to beat his PSG team.
“It’s fantastic, of course, it’s amazing back-to-back in the final. As I said, he’s really the best. I said he’s the best of the best, the best decision, and I’ve talked for the last 15 years to sign him,” added Al-Khelaifi.
“Fantastic coach, the best coach in the world, but also as a person amazing and the way he manages day-to-day, the players.
“I want to say it’s proud to have in the club here, the team, everybody creating big history of the club and this is what we want.”
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