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A fairly successful season for Luis Enrique. For his first year in France, the Spanish tactician managed to bring order to PSG by achieving a Cup-Championship double which suffered no dispute. Having brought the players to adhere to his philosophy, he also led his team to a semi-final that was both infuriating and honorable in the Champions League. Coming out of the group of death with Newcastle, AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund, the Parisians finally managed to eliminate Real Sociedad and FC Barcelona respectively in the round of 16 and then in the quarter-finals. Finally, meeting the Ruhr club again in the semi-final, Bradley Barcola’s teammates were eliminated following a completely failed double confrontation.
This season will also have been Kylian Mbappé’s last under the Parisian tunic, as officially announced a few weeks ago. Arriving in 2017, the French football prodigy became a legend of Ligue 1 and will have marked the history of the capital club by becoming its top scorer. However, his last vintage at the Parc des Princes was not a real success. Even though he scored 44 goals in 48 games, KM7 missed several of his outings. Ghostly during the double confrontation against BVB, the 25-year-old striker scored in the defeat against Toulouse in the last match at the Parc des Princes in Ligue 1 (1-3) before delivering any performance for his last match against OL in the Coupe de France final (2-1). Therefore, after this busy season, it’s time for the summer transfer window. And as expected, the priority will be to replace Kylian Mbappé.
PSG says goodbye to Frenkie de Jong
In this quest, the Parisian strategy is still unclear between the desire to replace the Parisian number 7 with a slew of great players or with a potential star. The Khvicha Kvaratskhelia rumor, still present in the capital, tends to prove that the first option is likely to be favored. In this line, Sport indicates in today’s edition that PSG will abandon the Frenkie de Jong track. Author of a season of ups and downs at FC Barcelona, the 27-year-old Dutch midfielder had been on the capital club’s shelves for many months and his profile could clearly strengthen the Parc des Princes residents in the midfield. .
However, the Catalan media affirms that strengthening the midfield is not in the Parisian leaders’ plan for after Mbappé in Paris. Indeed, the three priority projects will be to recruit in attack, on the wings and in defense. All this without counting the upcoming arrival of Matvey Safonov in goal. As a result, PSG will not present any offer to bring in the Dutch sentinel. Under contract until 2026 in Catalonia, the latter will therefore have to find a new exit or sign a new contract with the Blaugranas. The importance he will have with Hansi Flick, the new Catalan coach, risks being preponderant in his future at Barcelona. One thing now seems certain: Frenkie de Jong’s future lies far from PSG.
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