Zlatan and Blanc will stay at PSG

Paris Saint-Germain manager Laurent Blanc and star players Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Edinson Cavani and Javier Pastore will all be staying at the club next season, according to the club’s owner.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Laurent Blanc
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Laurent Blanc

PSG are in a battle with Lyon to retain their Ligue 1 title and are in contention to win both French domestic cups.

But their Champions League quarter-final defeat to Barcelona once again raised questions over personnel at the Parc des Princes.

Despite this, in an interview with French newspaper Le Parisien, chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi has said he is not considering making wholesale changes.

Asked if Blanc would still be in charge as coach for next season, Al-Khelaifi said: “Yes, of course," adding the criticisms that had been placed on him were "unfair".

Turning to Ibrahimovic, Al-Khelaifi said the Sweden international would see out the final year of his contract.

"The matter is not even up for debate," he added. "He will be staying for us for next season, and that is for sure. And that goes for Javier Pastore too."

Finally, Al-Khelaifi reiterated he would not even listen to any transfer offers made for Cavani.

He did agree that there would be some team changes for next season and confirmed that there had been talks with Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, who has also attracted attention from other ‘big clubs’.