'Maybe he liked my...' - Former Real Madrid star makes shocking claims about PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi

Football: Jese Rodriguez had a tough time in the French city, and he now blames PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi for some of his problems, accusing him of mistreating him.

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Jese Rodriguez, a winger for Real Madrid, moved to Paris Saint-Germain in 2016 for €25 million. However, he had a tough time in the French city, and he now blames PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi for some of his problems, accusing him of mistreating him.

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After finding it difficult to compete with Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, the highly regarded winger from Real Madrid moved to France in an attempt to increase his playing time. With nine appearances in a Champions League-winning campaign and 28 league appearances for Los Blancos the season before, expectations were high for the £21 million star when he arrived at the Parc des Princes on a five-year contract.

However, after suffering from appendicitis, the winger's career took a dramatic turn for the worse. He only made 18 appearances for PSG throughout his grueling four-year stay, unable to return to the club.  In an interview with YouTuber Mowlihawk, Jese, who currently plays for Johor DT in Malaysia, talked candidly about his unsuccessful stint at the French powerhouse and made some startling allegations against club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi.

Jese Rodríguez has been married to Aurah Ruiz two years ago

'If I had wanted to, I would have stayed in Madrid, but then the PSG option came up. 'Plus, I didn't have much playing time and thought I would play in Paris. Unai Emery was the coach there and he was the one who called me. 'At PSG, I started my first game with the decisive pass that won the match, but then I was knocked out for two months with appendicitis. In January, they told me I had to leave.  'I told Emery that I felt like I had been screwed over. The president [Al-Khelaifi] didn't even want to see me in person. Maybe he liked my wife more than me. 

The Spaniard's comment about his wife, Aurah Ruiz, whom he has been married to for two years after some time together, is unclear. Ruiz is a well-known figure on the internet who has been on the popular Spanish reality TV program Supervivientes. Since 2011, he has served as PSG's president and CEO, overseeing a time of great success for the French team that has seen them win ten league titles and add superstars like Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, and Lionel Messi.

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