Christophe Galtier continues to closely follow PSG’s development. Three years after leaving the Parisian bench, the French coach makes no secret of his admiration for the work being done by Luis Enrique. But in his view, the club’s current success is not solely down to the Spaniard: Luis Campos and Nasser Al-Khelaifi have also played a major role in the change of direction undertaken in Paris.
Christophe Galtier holds no grudge against PSG, and certainly not against his successor. The former Paris coach discussed the club in an interview with Le Parisien this week. The PSG he sees today bears little resemblance to the team he managed during the 2022-23 season.
Galtier Praises Luis Enrique and Luis Campos
Since Luis Enrique’s arrival, Paris have profoundly changed the way they build their squad and sporting project. It is an evolution that Galtier, now in charge of Neom, has been following with great interest. “He has control over many different aspects and I greatly admire what he is achieving,” Galtier said of his successor. While praising Luis Enrique, he also highlighted “Luis Campos’ ability to build a squad in the image of the coach,” while pointing out that the Portuguese director “was not able” to do so when the pair arrived together at PSG in 2022.
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Galtier believes the context and the club’s sporting strategy have changed considerably since his departure. Under the leadership of Nasser Al-Khelaifi, Luis Campos and Luis Enrique, PSG have changed their approach in the transfer market, now favouring a “young, talented, dynamic” squad designed to better suit the coach’s playing philosophy. Luis Enrique’s position also reflects this new stability, with the Spaniard enjoying strong backing from the club’s hierarchy and recently extending his contract until 2030.
The former PSG coach was even more complimentary when discussing the club’s growing stature. “They are very enjoyable to watch,” he said, before drawing a comparison with Olympique de Marseille in the early 1990s. “In 1993, France was Olympique de Marseille; today, France is PSG.” It is a particularly symbolic statement from Galtier, who was born and developed as a player in Marseille. In his eyes, PSG are no longer simply dominating French football: Paris have become its main driving force and its leading showcase abroad.
