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Mercato: Icardi, Kehrer, Sarabia ... this time, PSG will have to sell

2021-05-06T13:16:35.560Z


Paris Saint-Germain, whose losses will be abysmal this summer, will have to make several sales within its workforce. Icardi, Keh


If the PSG will recruit to strengthen and regenerate its workforce, it will have to at the same time organize departures if only to make room for newcomers.

Also, we must consider the transfer window that opens under a financial aspect.

The restrictions linked to Covid-19 will cause losses ranging between 200 and 300 million euros.

Of course the club will be able to count on the jackpot generated by its good career in the European Cup (a little over 110 million euros).

But it will still have to sell players to get back on its feet and meet the requirements of financial fair play, certainly reduced (possibility of halving the deficits related to the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasons, deduction of losses in ticketing or sponsorship… etc), but still in force despite persistent rumors of further easing.

Last winter, the Parisian management did not want to resign themselves to forced sales in a depressed market and no player left the club.

But this time, it will be difficult to cut it even if some elements risk a serious discount compared to their value of the 2019 summer market or the 2020 winter transfer window.

Icardi, the most bankable player

Despite this demonetization, players like Icardi, Sarabia and Kehrer, with regard to their position, their potential and their age, retain a value in the market.

In contract until 2024, the Argentinian who is having a difficult second season in Paris is the subject of persistent rumors in Italy.

The press lends him desires to return to Calcio - Juventus would be in the ranks - he who was bought 50 million euros (+5 million euros in bonus) by PSG last summer.

It's hard to imagine that Paris can get such a sum next summer, but he now appears to be the most bankable outgoing player.

Thilo Kehrer (24 years old, 31 games including 18 starts) and Pablo Sarabia (28 years old, 34 games including 16 starts, 7 goals in all competitions), have similar profiles. The German whose lease runs until 2023 and the Spaniard until 2024 enjoy relative confidence in Pochettino's eyes. They have been little or hardly used for the big games. But the two retain a good rating in their respective countries and a return to the fold can be envisaged.

Often aligned by Thomas Tuchel, Mitchel Bakker does not have the same status with Mauricio Pochettino (9 tenures in 2021).

The Parisian coach, deprived of Juan Bernat, prefers Abdou Diallo in the left lane.

The Dutch U23 international could be affected by a departure.

“I just want to play every week,” he said in Voetbal International columns last month.

Rafinha and Florenzi, a future to be clarified

Rafinha's status has also deteriorated. Revelation under Tuchel, the former Barcelona whose lease ends in 2023 is not in the small papers of the Argentine coach. He wants to stay, but his future will have to be clarified by the Parisian board, which is also thinking about its right side Alessandro Florenzi and Colin Dagba. The future of the Italian, whose option to buy has still not been exercised (Roma, 9 million euros), could have an impact for Dagba. The Frenchman is unwilling to leave today, even if he aspires to play more.

Finally, among the loaned players, the future of Alphonse Areola should no longer register in Paris and the 2018 world champion could bring in around ten million euros in the Parisian coffers. The tricolor international goalkeeper, linked to Paris until 2023, holds this season at Fulham where he is loaned with option to buy. His will is not to return to the capital. It is much less clear, however, for the young Arnaud Kalimuendo (19 years old, 2024). Pochettino has let his managers know that he wants to take the time to analyze the play of the striker loaned to Lens. Followed by German and Italian teams, the Titi will decide at the end of the season. As part of its loan in the North, Lens has a purchase option, the compensation for which varies according to several factors.

Source: leparis

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