At the PSG Campus in Poissy, in Yvelines, there are these brand new buildings, these 17 impeccable training grounds, despite the winter climate of November, not to mention all the gadgets to which a European champion club can claim and which an investment of 350 million euros is likely to offer. And then, there is this staircase, seemingly innocuous, but with a much more important symbolic significance, which separates the place into two distinct worlds: on one side, the professional footballers; on the other, those who aspire to become one.
Along the steps, plaques recall the names of the 142 players who have passed through the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) training center since its creation in 1975, before wearing the colors of the first team. How many “titis” will play in the Champions League match against Tottenham at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday November 26? Since the start of the season, around ten of them have already trained with Group A and five have even set foot on the pitch in an official match: Warren Zaire-Emery, Senny Mayulu, Quentin Ndjantou, Ibrahim Mbaye and Mathis Jangeal.
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