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Mercato – PSG moves up a gear for Napoli midfielder Fabian Ruiz

Paris seduces on the ground, and continues to work behind the scenes. The capital club, winner 5-0 in Clermont for the resumption of Ligue 1, still wants to strengthen by the end of the transfer window. In recent days, the plan mentioned was that of one player per line, a central defender, a midfielder and a striker. For the heart of the game, PSG have already advanced their points and made a contract offer to Fabian Ruiz according to Corriere dello Sport.

The Italian daily explains this Sunday that the Napoli player has received a serious offer to join Ligue 1 and the Parisian four-star squad. Fabrizio Romano, transfer window specialist, goes even further, the case is close to being concluded. PSG adviser Luis Campos has been working “in secret” with Ruiz’s agents for several weeks, claims the Italian journalist to anticipate the interest of other clubs in the player.

Paris wants to take advantage of the vagueness surrounding the situation of the Spanish international, who does not wish to extend the Neapolitan adventure, while his contract ends in 2023. The opportunity for PSG to afford a talented player at a lower price. cost, since the Corriere dello Sport advance the sum of 25 million euros to conclude the transfer.

A nice profile, but how to exploit it?

Fabian Ruiz in Paris is not a new refrain, he who was already followed by Leonardo a few months ago. But never at such a broken price. The negotiations could be all the more facilitated by the interest of Napoli for Keylor Navas, the opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. With the departures of Georginio Wijnaldum (on loan to Roma), the upcoming one of Idrissa Gueye to Everton and the shelving of Rafinha and Ander Herrera, PSG wants to densify its rotation in midfield.

But what place could Ruiz take in this sector already well reinforced this summer by the arrivals of Vitinha and Renato Sanches? In the 3-4-2-1 system advocated by Christophe Galtier – and which is already working wonders offensively – only two players take their place in the heart of the game. And if a place already seems reserved for Marco Verratti, part of the Parisian team, its possible complementarity with the Spaniard can raise questions.

Fabian Ruiz (7 goals, 4 assists last season in Serie A) would bring his silky left foot, which has made him one of the best passers in Europe in recent seasons. His defensive investment is on the other hand more limited and his physical profile is very far from the “athletic” environment towards which the champion of France seemed to turn. His quality in the long game, on the other hand, could do wonders as a launching pad for the offensive trident Messi – Neymar – Mbappé.

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