To forget Kylian Mbappé and his goals, PSG will necessarily strengthen in attack during the next summer transfer window and Luis Enrique has already identified the player he wants to forget the French world champion. And he’s not a scorer.
While there are still four matches to play this season, including a Coupe de France final against OL on May 25, the transfer window has suddenly taken a big place in PSG news following Tuesday’s elimination. evening against Dortmund in the Champions League semi-final. Since Wednesday morning, rumors and transfer information have continued and one of the major themes concerns the succession of Kylian Mbappé.
Thursday, Le Parisien explained that PSG was targeting two names in attack to forget the 2018 world champion, leaving for Real Madrid: Victor Osimhen (25 ans, Naples) et Viktor Rooted (25 years old, Sporting CP). The Swede is less known than the Nigerian, but is coming off a 41-goal season with the Lisbon club, which was crowned Portuguese champion.
No superstar to replace Mbappé?
In today’s edition, L’Equipe reveals that PSG has activated several avenues to strengthen its attack, with very different profiles. The Victor Osimhen track is confirmed by the newspaper, which also cites Rafael Lion (24 years, AC Milan), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (23 years old, Naples) or Bernardo Silva (29 years old, Manchester City). The sports daily also mentions Xavi Simonsbut according to the latest information from RMC Sport, the Dutch striker does not want to return to PSG and is heading towards a permanent transfer to Leipzig, where he is on loan this season.
Xavi Simons does not want to return to #PSG 5
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A trend is emerging in any case according to L’Equipe: PSG does not intend to recruit a superstar in attack to make Kylian Mbappé forget. Luis Enrique would indeed like a more varied and unpredictable team, with explosive wingers and full-backs who provide depth. The idea that the Spaniard develops an animation without a real center forward, but with a false nine, is therefore gaining ground, he who will always have as an alternative the possibility of using Gonçalo Ramos if he wishes to play with a real point .
Kvaratskhelia would be Luis Enrique’s priority…
If a number nine will not necessarily be favored during the summer transfer window, who will strengthen PSG’s attack this summer? According to RMC Sport, Luis Enrique’s priority is called Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. The 23-year-old Georgian winger has been playing in Naples for two seasons now and the Italian press had already mentioned Parisian interest in recent weeks and even very recently.
According to RMC Sport, discussions took place between the entourage of the left winger from Naples and the leaders of PSG, who traveled to Italy. And the whimsical Georgian dribbler would have been enthusiastic about joining PSG this summer. In any case, he corresponds perfectly to the composite portrait of a generous left winger described for months by the radio as the profile favored by PSG to strengthen its attack.
…Napoli absolutely want to keep him
It remains to convince Naples and its demanding president Aurelio De Laurentiis, who has also been discussing contract extensions with the Georgian’s entourage for several weeks. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Naples is offering a new salary of €4 million net per year (bonus included) to its player, who would demand €5 million net per year plus bonuses. Note that Kvaratskhelia does not have a release clause in Naples and PSG will therefore necessarily have to negotiate with the Neapolitan club, which would value its player at €100 million, or even more. RMC Sport also specifies that there is no agreement at the moment between PSG and the player, nor between PSG and Naples.
Interest in Kvaratskhelia confirmed, a player from #PSG in the balance? 5
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Thursday, La Gazzetta dello Sport took stock of the future of Kvaratskhelia and assured that Naples absolutely wanted to keep him and make him the head of their new project. Victor Osimhen is promised to leave this summer and Naples does not want to lose its Georgian winger either. The Italian daily in any case confirmed PSG’s interest on Thursday, while citing Barça and Manchester City among the other interested clubs.
2024-05-10 07:33:00
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