French striker Kadidiatou Diani, D1’s top scorer this season, announced Friday “with great sadness” to leave Paris Saint-Germain with whom she was at the end of her contract after six years in the capital. “This decision, although difficult to accept, marks the end of an era after six years”, explained the player in a press release posted on her Instagram account, a few hours before taking off for Australia and the World Cup (July 20 -August 20) with the France team. “Although I feel great sadness announcing my departure, I would like to express my gratitude to Paris Saint-Germain for the unforgettable moments with the staff, and all the employees of PSG”, continued Kady Diani, who arrived in 2017 from Paris. Paris FC.
Announced to Olympique Lyonnais by Le Parisien, Diani, 17 goals this season and who is coming back from a right collarbone injury, did not specify her destination: “It’s a new chapter that is beginning, it’s not not a farewell but a simple goodbye, ”she said. Asked about his future on June 28 by AFP, Diani had indicated that he was “ready to leave the ship” from PSG, which could “do better. It’s not for nothing if we don’t have titles like the Champions League. It can go through the players or the management but in any case, if I have to stay there I would necessarily need guarantees. It’s not easy, the players may not necessarily be attracted,” she said. Her teammate at PSG Marie-Antoinette Katoto, injured and not recovered enough for the World Cup, wished her “all the happiness, love and confidence that you deserve in your next club which I have no doubt will know how to give it to you”.