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Will Parisian supporters have to wait longer before seeing a first recruit arrive in the French capital? The 2023-2024 season has just ended and Paris Saint-Germain has already been busy preparing for the next year. Eager to strengthen himself on all lines, the reigning French champion seems to have favored, initially, the position of goalkeeper. While Keylor Navas and Alexandre Letellier prepare to leave the club at the end of the month and a decision remains to be made concerning the Sergio Rico and Arnau Tenas cases, the Rouge et Bleu have simultaneously activated the surprising trail leading to Matvey Safonov to densify this sector.
Latest discovery of Luis Campos, who particularly appreciates his profile, the 25-year-old goalkeeper, successor to the emblematic Igor Akinfeïev in the cages of the Russian national team, is coming out of a full season with the Krasnodar club which is came very close to winning the first national title in its history. With 175 appearances with the Russian club since his professional debut in 2017, the Byki goalkeeper was the subject of an agreement between his team and the semi-finalist of the last Champions League for an operation estimated at 20 million euros.
Russia blocks the transfer of Matvey Safonov!
Long evasive about his future in the capital of Kuban, the 25-year-old finally confirmed the trend as we exclusively revealed at the end of May. While final details were still to be resolved before his official signing, his arrival in the City of Lights would currently be somewhat delayed in Russia. According to channel information Telegram Bazarelayed by Championshipthe Russian international with 9 selections with Sbornaïa is faced with a ban on leaving his native country due to unpaid alimony.
Engaged in divorce proceedings, Matvey Safonov owes his former partner no less than 60 million rubles (approximately 600,000 euros), which prevents him from traveling outside the Russian Federation until his debt is cleared. set. Information confirmed by the player’s lawyer on the antennas of Match TV. However, this dispute between the principal concerned and his ex-wife should not call into question his signing for the capital club. After passing his medical examination, Matvey Safonov should indeed arrive in France and compete with Gianluigi Donnarumma. As a reminder, Luis Enrique intends to break the established hierarchy at the goalkeeper position next season.
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