Press reports indicated that Paris Saint-Germain is already looking for a replacement for its Brazilian sporting director, Leonardo, and has chosen Andrea Berta, the sporting director of Atletico Madrid.
After the painful exit from the Champions League round of 16 against Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain began a process of renewal and replacement for the next season, as the departure of sporting director Leonardo is imminent. To replace the former Brazil international, the Paris club already has some options, but Berta is the favorite for the position.
According to the British English newspaper “The Telegraph”, the Italian Berta, the sporting director of Atletico Madrid, who qualified for the quarter-finals of the European Champions League, is a candidate to succeed Leonardo, after his success in the Spanish club since 2013.
After nearly a decade at Atlético, Andrea Berta enjoys great prestige, as he is the chief in charge of the current squad of the Madridista and has become known as the “finance genius”, as he made some of the most important deals in the history of Atlético, which have achieved good results in this field. .
Since his arrival, the Spanish club has won major titles, such as La Liga last season, as well as the European League (2017/18) and the European League (2018).
But Berta is not the only candidate for the position of Leonardo at Paris Saint-Germain. According to the same newspaper, Hugo Viana, sporting director of Sporting Portugal, and Michael Edwards, director of Liverpool, are also among the candidates to succeed Leonardo.