Luis Campos is not a household name for football fans. He has always worked in the shadows, behind the scenes, discreetly weaving a job that has earned him a reputation as a good player in French football, something like a kind of Monchi. The 57-year-old Portuguese was behind the success of a Monaco that included James Rodríguez, Fabinho, Kylian Mbappé and Bernardo Silva and is also credited with having been the person who laid the foundations for Lille that won Ligue 1 in the 2020-2021 season. In both clubs he served as sports director. This Friday, PSG made his arrival official as football adviser to the Parisian team, a team with which he has been working for weeks.
In fact, his landing was noted as an important factor for Mbappé to decide to stay in Paris. Campos himself was also tempted by Madrid a few months ago. Not in vain on his day he worked as an analyst and scout at the Bernabeu, during José Mourinho’s time on the white bench.
“Luis Campos will be in charge of the organization, recruitment and performance of the professional men’s team of Paris Saint-Germain,” said the French team in its statement, which praises its modern methods and in which a Leonardo who had been much discussed both internally and externally. Campos is not cited as sports director but as an advisor.
The first position would entail exclusivity and, paradoxically, Campos, through his team of collaborators, will also continue to work for Celta. Before PSG came looking for him, he had already committed himself to the Vigo team. It is considered that the two teams operate in very different markets and that this makes their dual role compatible.
Campos is expected to do a more consistent job than Leonardo in combing the market for PSG, who value his knowledge of international football and the fact that in the past he has nurtured the careers of players who have gone on to become stars. . “I am very happy to join this team, which I consider to be the most ambitious and exciting club in world football. We share the same vision, a vision that I firmly believe in and I am really looking forward to starting to work to develop the exceptional potential of the club,” said Campos.
After the renewal of Mbappé, that of the Portuguese has been the first official move of PSG. The next one should be that of the new coach, since it has been taken for a long time that Mauricio Pochettino will not continue. In this sense, Radio Montecarlo (RMC) is firmly committed to the arrival of Zinédine Zidane, with whom PSG would be in full negotiations.
