Do not expect a spectacular transfer market, with tinsel or snoring, while the last two winter mercatos have given birth to a mouse at PSG. But between the possible arrivals from De Sciglio or Can and the possible departures from Draxler or Paredes, the negotiations promise to be animated by January 31.
Cavani, left to stay
This is the most thorny issue of the Paris transfer window. Iconic player - top scorer in the history of the club -, adulated by the Ultras, less by his partners, Edinson Cavani drags his loneliness like a soul in pain. Neymar and Kylian Mbappé are playing better with Mauro Icardi and Angel Di Maria is hovering more than ever this season. "El Matador" must be satisfied with crumbs. The third salary of the Parisian workforce, he would not have been against a transfer this winter to Atlético de Madrid, which cannot or does not want to pay a free player in six months, as we revealed on Monday. The Uruguayan must now wait for other clubs to come forward, but his chances of leaving prove to be slim.
Ends of contract frozen in defense
Layvin Kurzawa, Thomas Meunier and Thiago Silva are the other three players at the end of the contract. The left side is invited to leave this winter. It has a voucher. Abdou Diallo has become Juan Bernat's backing this season as a left-back post. Kurzawa plays sporadically. Inter Milan would be interested. Paris and the Nerazzurri have another transaction in progress: Mauro Icardi, loaned for the moment by the Italians.
According to our information, no decision has been made for the last two even if a trend emerges for captain Thiago Silva: not to keep it beyond the month of June 2020. Meunier's situation is more vague. It appeals to English clubs. He adores Paris where his rating seems to go up lately in the spirit of Thomas Tuchel, who has other solutions on the right with Colin Dagba, Thilo Kehrer or Marquinhos. Free to sign up from January 1, Kuzawa and Meunier will have more choices when they are completely free in six months.
In another area, PSG will have to fight to sign its first professional contract with Adil Aouchiche, 17, free in June and already very coveted.
Draxler, market value
Of all the players likely to leave the capital this winter, Julian Draxler is the most "bankable". Paris can hope to collect between 25 and 30 million euros for a sale in January, in Germany its country of origin (Hertha Berlin) as in Spain (Sevilla FC). Now considered by Tuchel as a torchbearer, the German is behind Marco Verratti and Idrissa Gueye. Formerly a corridor player thanks to his percussion, Draxler no longer has any chance of winning in attack where places are very expensive. His salary - 620,000 euros monthly - poses a problem for the courtiers. The German, five months from the list of 23 for Euro 2020, would he be able to lower his fees?
A side tracked, Paredes wants to leave
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Do not expect a spectacular transfer window, with tinsel or snoring, while the last two winter mercatos have given birth to a mouse with the arrivals of Lassana Diarra and Leandro Paredes, respectively free and against 47 million euros. But Leonardo had not yet returned to the club… Paris is stocked with offensive stars and Tuchel does not manage to settle the Cavani case sportingly unless he has chosen to relegate him to oblivion without saying so.
In the middle, if Ander Herrera is less injured, PSG also remains comfortable with the emergence of Tanguy Kouassi at least there for a few months. Leonardo, on December 15 after the victory at Saint-Etienne (4-0), did not close the door to a few moves. "We'll see for the transfer window. It's a matter of opportunity. Today, this group is complete, ”explained the sports director. According to our information, he is still targeting Mattia De Sciglio, the versatile side of Juventus. The negotiations between Turin and Paris have existed since this summer and continued during the first five months of competition.
Emre Can in the little papers
They are complicated with the arrival of a new deal in this case: Paredes could leave the French formation. It is in any case his wish. His agent is already looking for a way out for him. A year later, it's a flop even if the midfielder, used in number 6, delivered his best games in December. The Argentine coach recently complained about his playing time at PSG, six months from Copa America organized jointly by Colombia and Argentina.
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To avoid losing too much money, Paris would think, according to Italian media, of a vast exchange Paredes against De Sciglio (value: 10 million euros approximately) and the German defensive midfielder Emre Can (value: 30 million euros ), who has only participated in seven Serie A games. Juve had not included him on his list of players in the Champions League.
With De Sciglio, Paris would hold a solid lining for Bernat and prepare for the eventual departure of Meunier. With Can, she would digitally replace a midfielder for a midfielder, with the idea that the former Liverpool player better matches the sentinel profile that the team lacks and for which Marquinhos is helping out. But the different transfer markets in recent years prove it: few such bartering generally succeeds.
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