Aurier insists Blanc fall-out is over
Serge Aurier said he would have left Paris Saint-Germain if it was not for his loyalty to club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi.
The Ivorian full-back spent almost two months out of Blanc's team following the incident, which the PSG coach described as "pitiful", but he returned to the side for the final part of its title-winning Ligue 1 season.
Aurier told L'Equipe there is no bad blood between the pair, saying: "With Laurent Blanc, it was fixed. I had a discussion with him about this story and he was really quiet. He did not follow what everyone said - he took a step back.
"He said what he thought, I told him what I thought. Just after the story I sent him a message and I called him several times. He did not respond; it was normal, he took a step back and I understood.
"I apologised. He has a family and children who may be my age and are on social networks. Go there and listen to talk about your father like that - it's hard."
Having been told by the club that he will not be sold, Aurier insists he has decided to stay and repay the faith shown in him by club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi.
"The moment that I wanted to apologise, I did it for my president," said Aurier. "I know very well that he considers me like a son, and if I want to stay at PSG, it is for him.
"If it were up to me, I would have already left."