There will certainly be no new recruits in the Paris FC group, reduced by five starters who left for the CAN on Sunday (8:45 p.m.) for the derby at PSG in Ligue 1. But the promoted Parisian continues to move forward on several issues.
As revealed by Ouest-France, information that we can confirm, Paris FC is “very hot” on Angers striker Sidiki Chérif who celebrated his 19th birthday on December 15. With 4 goals scored and displaying great qualities of power and speed, he is one of the revelations of the first part of the Ligue 1 season.
Followed by many clubs in Europe
Angers, where he has played since the age of 12, would be ready to let go of his nugget but not at any price: between 20 and 30 million. Despite everything, Sidiki Chérif is followed by many clubs in Europe, such as Crystal Palace and Frankfurt. For the German club, the price seems a little high. He is also on the trail of Arnaud Kalimuendo (Nottingham Forrest), also followed by Paris FC. But the former Rennes player is not making a return to France a priority.
In the Chérif file, a very “RedBull compatible” player, there is therefore competition for Paris FC which will already have to find financial common ground with Angers. If they are ready to make efforts in this transfer window, the shareholders also want to remain in their principle of “not doing anything”.
Munetsi also in the viewfinder
It will also be necessary to convince the player that coming to the current 14th in Ligue 1 constitutes a real springboard, rather than finishing the season at home in Angers.
For the other targeted positions, Paris FC checked on its list the name of midfielder Marshall Munetsi, sold this summer for €20 million to Wolverhampton, by Reims where he had spent five seasons. The 29-year-old Zimbabwean international, who played 13 matches in the Premier League and was not called up for the CAN, corresponds to the desired profile: experience and ability to bring physical impact to the middle. For Munetsi, it would be a loan.
