Alternatives to Mbappe from PSG
The only “good” news that PSG already knows what Kylian Mbappe is going to do next season rather than continue in Paris is that the club will have plenty of reserves to be able to finalize the project for next summer market. The Parisian team did not want the decision to last until May, as it did two years ago, in order to be able to implement the plan without the presence of the France international, confirmed this Thursday after it became known that the striker. On Tuesday morning he told Al- Khelaifi that she will not renew her relationship in the French capital..
Now Paris Saint-Germain have to do the hard part, find his replacement, impossible unless they sign Haaland, and create a competitive team for many years to come. The club seems confident, does not see his departure as a drama and appeals to the continuity of the project, which began to develop last year, after the departure of Neymar, Messi and Ramos, and is aimed at signing promising young players, betting on French players (among them Zaire-Emery , pearl of the quarry) and forget about the galactic maps that illuminated Paris for more than a decade.
The first name that goes around in France is the name Victor Osimhen. The 26-year-old striker was signed by Luis Campos, PSG’s current sporting adviser, to Lille and would not frown on returning to French football, as L’Equipe points out.. However, competition for the Nigerian is fierce, he has fans in the Premier League and has made no secret of his desire to play in the Premier League.
There are two more names that put Barcelona in control. These are the ideas of Gavi and De Jong. Luis Enrique really likes both players. which will make them necessary in the coming months.
Another player who appears on the horizon: Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian has been Qatar’s dream for many years to expand the club’s image in the Middle East. With a contract until 2025, the Liverpool striker can pack his bags in the summer having failed to reach an agreement on his extension.. Saudi Arabia, which has set its sights on him, is positioning itself as a strong competitor for his signature, offering him economic terms that are superior to those offered by PSG.
Bernardo Silva is another alternative being considered by PSG to try to compensate for the departure of Kylian Mbappe. Last season, in the summer, during the summer fair, Luis Campos, who also signed a contract with him, like Osimhen, but for Monaco he tried his registration, but Manchester City asked for 150 million euros. The recently renewed Portuguese has a clause of 60 million, a figure more than acceptable for the capital club, which will save a reported 200 million euros gross without the Frenchman.
Others like Kimmich, Gavi and Bruno Guimaraes appear on the horizon as three players PSG are looking to strengthen in midfield. The German, with a contract until 2025, had already been tested by the club in the winter, during negotiations on the transfer of Mukiele, but Bayern were adamant in the conversations.. Gavi, who Luis Enrique knows from his time with the national team, is a pipe dream, but the Parisians can take advantage of Barcelona’s financial situation to put pressure on him. Guimaraes is finally Luis Enrique’s weakness, L’Equipe points out.
The French newspaper does not forget that PSG is absorbed in the struggle for Leni Yoro, Real Madrid goal. The 18-year-old French defender has emerged as one of the most promising centre-backs in European football, attracting interest from the continent’s top teams.. With a contract until 2025, the closeness of Jorge Mendes and Luis Campos could play a pivotal role in tipping the balance in favor of the French team, although Lille are reluctant to sell him to them due to Olivier Letang’s poor relationship with Campos.
PSG has a lot of time to assemble a competitive team that will, to a certain extent, correct, since it is completely impossible, leaving Kylian Mbappe in June. If Qatar have shown anything in recent years, it is that they know how to hit back when one of their stars leaves, but now the project is different, aimed at strengthening the group rather than attracting big stars, which you can spend huge amounts of money. PSG is entering a new dimension without its star, without its prodigy, without the striker who has been the epicenter of football for the last five years.