Paris, April 29 (IANS) Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has said stars Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Edinson Cavani and Javier Pastore, as well as coach Laurent Blanc, will not be leaving in the summer.
Swedish striker Ibrahimovic has recently been in the news with rumours of him leaving for Major Soccer League or recruited by English clubs Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea, who were all reportedly keen to capitalise, reports Xinhua.
Al-Khelaifi, however, denied the prospect of the Swede moving away from Paris, saying that the question doesn’t even have to be asked.
“The matter is not even up for debate,” said the Qatari on Tuesday. “He will be staying for us for next season, and that is for sure. And that goes for Javier Pastore too.”
With a number of English Premier League sides reported to be interested in signing Uruguayan striker Cavani, Al-Khelaifi said the 28-year-old was the “future of the club” and “he will be at PSG next season”.
He also said criticism of Blanc was “unfair” though PSG were knocked out of the Champions League by Barcelona at the quarter-final stage, losing 1-5 on aggregate last week.
The defending champions of Ligue 1 are on course for a historic domestic treble after having taken the title of French League Cup, being engaged with Ligue 2 side Auxerre in the French Cup final on May 30, and leading the Ligue 1 rankings after beating Metz 3-1 on Tuesday.