PSG announced on Monday the upcoming departure of Jean-Claude Blanc, its deputy general manager, hired when the Qatari owners arrived in 2011. According to L’Équipe, the 59-year-old French leader should join the group Ineos, which notably owns OGC Nice.
A page turns at PSG. After more than eleven years, Jean-Claude Blanc’s mission is coming to an end. The capital club announced on Monday the upcoming departure of its deputy general manager, hired when the Qatari owners arrived in 2011. The date of the end of his contract will be specified later. The name of his successor will be known “in the course of the year” 2023, explains PSG in a press release, specifying that other “senior executives” will also arrive in the coming months to strengthen the new organization chart.
“We sincerely thank Jean-Claude for his fantastic contribution to the history and success of Paris Saint-Germain during all these years, reacted Nasser Al-Khelaïfi. The club has developed enormously during this period. We are now in perfect position to take the club to the next level, with the support of the new management team to be announced later.”
Grégory Durand among the candidates for his replacement?
During his eleven years spent behind the scenes at PSG, Jean-Claude Blanc piloted many important files. The former leader of Juventus notably worked on the renovation of the Parc des Princes on the sidelines of Euro 2016 or the creation of the future training center in Poissy, whose delivery is scheduled for next summer. “I am proud to have helped Paris Saint-Germain to become the international sporting power it is today,” he sums up.
In its press release, Paris evokes “a new professional challenge” for its deputy managing director. According to The Team, Blanc should join the Ineos group, which has been courting him for several months. The 59-year-old native of Chambéry should take over the management of the sports branch of the British group, which notably owns OGC Nice. Before leaving, he should ensure a kind of transition with his successor. The profile of Grégory Durand, the current director of sports legal affairs at PSG, would be particularly appreciated.