A new training centre, the latest state-of-the-art declaration of Paris Saint-Germain’s yearning for elite status among Europe’s superclubs, greeted the French champions’ new manager on Wednesday.
Luis Enrique, formerly of the Spain national team, Barcelona and Roma, enjoyed his inspection of its facilities, but can only hope that future activities there run more smoothly than they did for his official unveiling.
The ceremony, Enrique’s first official act of his two-year contract, was delayed for more than three hours as attendees waited for the club’s president, Nasser Al Khelaifi to arrive after his flight into Paris had been delayed.
It was an inauspicious start to a job that has become notoriously treacherous, its previous incumbent, Christophe Galtier having lasted a single season, and his predecessor, Mauricio Pochettino, barely 18 months.