France President replaced Kluivert after speaking to Emery

Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery says that he now commands more power at the club after threatening to leave last season.

He was instrumental in the incorporation of new sports director Enrique Antero after being unhappy with the work of Patrick Kluivert, he told So Foot.

"I told the president (Nasser Al-Khelaifi) that if he wants me to continue then he needs to listen to me and make changes like the sports director," said Emery.

"The president then decided to change Kluivert for Antero and now we have a better understanding."

Antero is considered one of the key figures in the signing of Neymar from Barcelona.

Emery has since clarified on social media that he intended to say that he wanted to "change things about the sports department and not the sports director."

Emery also revealed to So Foot that when he first arrived at PSG in 2016 he was happy for others to take decisions but no longer.

"I said then that it is okay as they know the team better than me and that I believe in them. I had a passive attitude at that time," he said, while he still feels that PSG lack something when competing against Europe's best.

"PSG is a team that usually wins but they lack small things in important moments and it is something that needs to be worked on with experienced players.

"In the last few years Barca and Real Madrid have won Champions Leagues but this was not the case 10 or 15 years ago.

"PSG are in the same situation that Real or Barcelona were in 15 years ago."