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It is a transfer which was not necessarily planned and which PSG activated at the end of the Mercato. In order to intensify the competition for a playmaker position, Carlos Soler landed in Paris at the end of August. A movement on which Soler returns in remarks to SuperDeporte relayed by Culture PSG.
Soler wanted an 8 to 10 year contract!
The opportunity to discover the crazy request from the Spanish midfielder, who had been discussing an extension with Valencia for a year and a half but with a particularly surprising request, namely to obtain a very long-term lease, potentially eight to ten additional years!
“There was a negotiation to try to renew my contract for a year and a half during which certain things happened with me, with my agents, my family too, my relatives, my friends… (…) J I looked for a long-term contract in Valencia, I looked for an ambitious sporting project to play in the Champions League and then economic conditions too. Obviously, I am a footballer and I also live from it. These conditions have not been met. (…) I asked for a long-term contract because I wanted to seal my commitment. From 25 to 33, 34 or 35, staying linked to Valencia all my life. The club has a philosophy and does not want to make contracts for more than X years. I thought the opposite and the club never came close to what I asked for in terms of years and this agreement was not reached. »
Failing to find this agreement, Carlos Soler has therefore decided to start discussions with PSG, with an exchange on the future project of the club but also its positioning which has visibly convinced the former star of Valencia …
« I spoke with the sporting director and with the coach. They told me that things were changing within the club, that they wanted an ambitious project for the years to come. Obviously to try to continue winning the French championship, the Cup, but also to seek to conquer the Champions League which they have been pursuing for many years. (…) They (Campos and Galtier) told me that with my versatility I could play either up front on the wings, but going inside to try to score, or in the midfield within the double pivot. They told me that I could play in all these positions. »
to summarize
Carlos Soler, the midfielder who joined PSG at the end of the summer transfer window, had other plans. Except that Valencia did not accede to his surprising request. The Spanish midfielder wanted a contract of almost ten years to extend!
