PSG: Luis Enrique wants to fire a key player from his squad

At PSG, the summer promises to be exciting. After the official departure of Kylian Mbappé to Real Madrid, Luis Campos and his teams intend to strengthen the entire Parisian collective. With this in mind, the Parisian upper echelons are multiplying the possibilities, whether in attack, in midfield or for the defensive sector. Luis Campos’ dream remains Leny Yoro whose negotiations remain complicated due to the competition. However, this area has recently been strengthened with the successive arrivals of Lucas Hernandez, Milan Skriniar and Lucas Beraldo. But all these defensive rocks have not given complete satisfaction, starting with the Slovak who was slowed in his progress by an ankle injury. Despite everything, he played 32 matches in all competitions but never really had the confidence of Luis Enrique, especially during the big matches, whether against FC Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League or against Olympique Lyonnais in the final of the Coupe de France. Enough to hasten a departure?

“It’s the end of the season, but the negotiations are starting. We’re going to try to improve the squad. We’re going to try to have a good transfer window. We have to take into account the players’ adaptation time. There are no holidays in football. I’m going to be in contact every day with the president and Luis Campos. I’m not going to the Euro and I’m going to watch them on TV, where they’re very visible. That way, I can watch while drinking a beer. Or two. Or one per half.”joked the Spanish coach. This joke had the appearance of promises and it is now a real thing. Indeed, the rumors continue to grow on the PSG side in the direction of arrivals but especially departures. Certainly, certain reinforcement files such as Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, João Neves or Lutsharel Geertruida seem for the moment to be on standby, or in progress, but other departure negotiations are looming dangerously like Carlos Soler or Manuel Ugarte who attract certain covetousness. But not only that.

Another defender on the market!

According to information from our colleagues at Parisianone of the big projects of the upcoming summer transfer window will concern the defensive sector in Paris. We also learn that Luis Enrique is currently pushing to get rid of Milan Škriniar, currently present at the Euro with Slovakia, at all costs. Arriving last summer from Inter Milan after long months of negotiations, the defender born in Žiar nad Hronom never seemed to find his solidity and consistency which nevertheless represented his main strengths during his explosion in Italy. Interviewed by Sportitalia A few minutes after his team’s defeat against Ukraine at Euro 2024, the Slovakian international (70 caps, 3 goals) had thus opened the door to a new destination, and more precisely a return to Italy… If staying in France is also a primary objective according to The ParisianSerie A is still on his mind:

“Will I play in Serie A again? You should never say never… Nobody can say”admitted the Parisian number 37. Seeing Skriniar on the market, or at least considering the defense as a construction site, is far from being a surprise. Indeed, as we revealed to you a few weeks ago, even Presnel Kimpembe, trained at the club and a member of the PSG locker room, could be tested on the transfer window in the coming weeks. A comeback this summer? Too early to say. With Lucas Hernandez’s injury and Lucas Beraldo’s ongoing development, the Capital club will clearly have to strengthen in this area since only Danilo Pereira and Marquinhos seem ready and able for the upcoming return as a starter. No big departures will be made before the end of the Euro or the Copa América but we know the players who have a sword of Damocles hanging over their heads.