PSG: Alessandro Florenzi, the surprise guest of the transfer window

Things are happening in Paris!

If he assured Wednesday that there was no question of putting “pressure” on his leaders to accelerate in the transfer window, Thomas Tuchel knows that his workforce needs reinforcements.

“The big difference between the last two seasons was the size of the group,” he said.

Now we have proof that with a group like that, the mentality, the quality, if the players are all together and a little bit lucky, we can create something special.

It will be important to recreate a group like this.

We want to use this dynamic to continue. ”

Obviously, Leonardo did not wait for the message from his coach to work on the outlines of the new team.

Mauro Icardi and Sergio Rico have already signed final transfers for these two players loaned to Paris last season.

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is expected to follow.

Edinson Cavani, Thiago Silva, Tanguy Kouassi and Thomas Meunier have left.

Marusic, Traoré, Bellerin ...

And the replacement of the Belgian international was made a priority.

On the right, “Herr Tuchel” can only count on Thilo Kehrer and Colin Dagba.

A central defender by training, the former does not offer all the guarantees.

Especially since we could also need him in the axis.

And the second is perhaps still a little tender at 22 years old (38 matches at PSG).

In recent weeks, we have talked about the tracks leading to Montenegrin international Adam Marusic (Lazio Rome) and Hamari Traoré (Rennes), the Malian international having recently been extended to Brittany.

There was also talk of the Spanish international Hector Bellerin (Arsenal).

It is finally Alessandro Florenzi who takes down the timpani.

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Gianluca Di Marzio was the first to announce an agreement between Paris and AS Roma for a loan with option to buy the 29-year-old Italian international (36 caps, 2 goals), under contract until 2023 and loaned to Valencia for the second part of last season.

Various sources (

…) quickly confirmed.

Florenzi is expected in the coming days, if not the next hours in the French capital.

We are only waiting for the officialization of the news.

A player with an offensive profile

RMC further

reports that the Bellerin option has indeed been explored.

Too expensive.

The Gunners indeed demanded a transfer fee to let the ex-Barcelona go.

PSG also thought of Max Aarons (Norwich) and Ricardo Pereira (Leicester).

But it is therefore to Alessandro Florenzi that Leonardo turned to compensate for the departure of Meunier, a free party in Dortmund at the end of June (without going through the Champions League box in Lisbon).

A player with an offensive profile.

Trained at the Louve club, of which he was captain, the native of Rome has been involved in 55 Serie A goals since the 2012-13 season.

That is 25 goals and 30 assists.

As Opta points out, it is "more than any other defender of the European Top 5 over the period".

Injuries, particularly to the knee, broke his dynamic.

In Valencia, he will have played a dozen matches in La Liga, and 11 minutes against Atalanta Bergamo in the round of 16 second leg of the Champions League (defeat 3-4).  

55 - Since 2012/13, Alessandro Florenzi has been involved in 55 goals in league games (25 goals, 30 assists), more than any other defender in the Top 5 European leagues.

Paris?

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- OptaJean (@OptaJean) September 10, 2020

The future will tell if the Alessandro Florenzi option was the right one for PSG, in search of "reliable" players, says Tuchel, but forced to be "inventive", as Leonardo repeats over and over again.

The crisis has indeed passed there and the club of the capital must be careful of its expenses this summer.

The proof ... It does not necessarily prevent him from making good picks, like Juan Bernat, almost pushed out at Bayern and that Paris recruited for € 5 million.

We know the rest ... 

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