PSG :- Superstars Assembled

First team I want to talk about before the start of the season is Paris Saint Germain (PSG). PSG is very busy in the transfer till date. We all know this team is so rich that they can buy anyone on the given day like they did before when they bought Neymar and Mbappe and everyone else but this year they are playing smart, they are spending money on the players who are best at their positions and the players who are free agents in the transfer market. In this transfer window they bought four free agents and one player from the other team. So let’s talk about all the weapons PSG put in their armoury.

1. Achraf Hakimi

Last year Achraf Hakimi played a Pivotel role in inter to win a Seria A title. He cemented his Right back position in that team. Everyone thought that he will continue to play with Inter Milan but after winning the title sporting director of Inter Milan said that the team have to offload some players to make a balance in financial books. First shock for Inter Milan came when Antonio Conte resigned as a Manager then some players wanted to leave the team and then PSG came into the picture.

PSG showed the will to buy Achraf Hakimi and offered 70 million dollars to Inter Milan and they accepted the bid and PSG and Inter Milan shook hands. On a personal terms with Achraf Hakimi, PSG gave hime a contract untill 2026 and offered double the wage that he got at Inter Milan. So this transfer was a win-win situation for both the clubs and the player.

2. Sergio Ramos

Who would have thought that Real Madrid will let go his captain Sergio Ramos just because they cannot offer him a 2 year contract. Already there were rumours that Sergio Ramos will leave Real Madrid after 16 years. But at one point there were also rumours that both club and player agreed and Sergio Ramos will stay but one day, news from nowhere broke the social media that Sergio Ramos will not renew the contract with Real Madrid because of the contract issues.

Few days later PSG announced that they bought Sergio Ramos as a free agent and will play for a team untill 2023. Sergio Ramos will be the best asset for PSG for next two years without a doubt, if he didn’t get injured.

3. Gianluigi Donnarumma

Gianluigi Donnarumma’s transfer from AC Milan to PSG was a bit strange for both the parties involved because first question that I want to raise that why AC Milan can’t convince Donnarumma to stay and on the other side if PSG already had a world class goalkeeper named Keylor Navas, so why they bought Donnarumma?

This transfer can be a good marketing strategy as Donnarumma just win the Euro 2020 with his one of the best performance. But how PSG will convince player like keylor Navas to sit on the bench in most of the games. If not this year, Keylor Navas should leave PSG next season if he didn’t get the playtime which he deserves.

4. Georginio Wijnaldum

After the Wijnaldum’s contract expires at Liverpool there were strong rumours that Wijnaldum will join Barcelona and it seems like done deal but when it comes to wages Wijnaldum demanded more of it from Barcelona and Barcelona tried to bargain but then PSG came into the picture and gave Wijnaldum a better contract as compare to Barcelona and Wijnaldum decided to accept the contract and now he will play for PSG untill 2024.

He will cover the midfield position in the team. He is not that good but not that bad. He can be a player who will come as a substitute and can be a game changer for the team. He is a good addition in the team but not the transfer that PSG wanted to have.

5. Manager’s Renewal

When a team like Tottenham Spurs and Real Madrid were searching for their new managers, Pochettino was linked with both of the teams and he was in contact with Tottenham Hotspurs but then PSG offered him a contract extension and they sent a strong message to all the teams that their Manager is not for sale and not going anywhere untill 2023.

6. Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi will play for PSG. This is the biggest transfer of the season by any football team around the world. Messi wanted to stay at Barcelona but because of the wage cap rules of La Liga Barcelona was not able to register him and Messi didn’t renew for the team he love the most.

After the announcement of Messi’s leaving Barcelona, PSG was the first one who made contact with the Father (agent) of Lionel Messi and few days later Messi agreed to the contract and changed his team from Barcelona to PSG after 21 years.

What’s Next ?

After buying player for each position , now the main challenges for PSG is that how the manager will manage the egos of each and every player, which player will start the match and which will be benched, there are few who will not miss a match untill they get injured which are Messi, Ramos, Neymar and Mbappe.

So let’s wait and watch, what this team will achieve in future, how this team will gel and the trophies they will win. ICI C’EST PARIS.