“A lot also went wrong”

Georginio Wijnaldum reminds his current problems at Paris Saint-Germain of his start at Liverpool FC. He explained that on the side of the Parisians. “I had that when I first came to Liverpool,” he said.

The midfielder had similar difficulties when he moved from Newcastle United to Liverpool in 2016, where Jürgen Klopp had taken over as coach. “Back then it was Jürgen Klopp’s first season and a lot went well this season too, but a lot went wrong too,” said Wijnaldum, looking back.

Only over time did he develop into a leading player at the Reds who pulled the strings in midfield. With his club he finally won the Champions League title in 2019 and a year later the Reds triumphed in the Premier League after 30 years of waiting.

That is why Wijnaldum has not given up hope that things will be much better for him in Paris in the near future. “I’m pretty relaxed. I just work hard to do the best I can and change things,” he said.