Announced in the sights of Paris Saint-Germain, the Frenchman Manu Koné does not close the door. On the contrary, the midfielder of Borussia Mönchengladbach, a native of the Paris region, says he is open to a return to his roots.
Frustrated by his two transfer windows with Paris Saint-Germain, Luis Campos takes the time to prepare his summer recruitment. The sports adviser has already checked off several names in Germany, including that of Manu Koné (21). The rumor did not escape the middle of Borussia Mönchengladbach. But the former Toulousain, recruited for nine million euros in 2021, first dodged the subject.
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” I want to keep progressing herereplied the French to the daily Bild. I feel very good at Borussia. Transfer rumors don’t bother me, I’m fully focused on the rest of the season. Then we will see what will happen. » In the meantime, the prospect of playing alongside Kylian Mbappé does not leave him indifferent. “ I don’t wake up every day thinking I want to play with Mbappé “, he tempered.
Koné attracted by PSG
” But of course, if you were to play with such great players at some point, you could still learn a lot. It is of course attractivenevertheless confessed the native of Colombes in the Paris region, who would see himself wearing the Paris Saint-Germain jersey. I can imagine many things. But I have a contract until 2025 and my focus is only on Gladbach. “If concrete offers arise, Manu Koné will probably study them. Especially if one of them allows him to get closer to the Blues.
” Of course, it’s a dream to be called up to the national team, I’ll work hard for that. So far, there has been no contact with Didier Deschamps. The U23 European Championships in Romania and Georgia are looming for us at the end of June. Deschamps will definitely keep an eye on this “, slipped the Bleuet, also a fan of Real Madrid and Chelsea during his youth thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo and Didier Drogba, his former idols.