The short-term objective is to win at Niort, a team that rarely succeeds.
"The staff, the players, we expect better from us, especially offensively where it takes time to get everyone connected", recognizes Thierry Laurey (deprived of Lasne suspended, Iglesias and Phiri injured) who also sees further and also remains very attentive at the end of the transfer window.
By September 1 at 11 p.m., the lines will move at Paris FC.
It has already started this week in the direction of departures.
On Tuesday, the promising central defender Ousmane Camara (19 years old, 34 games in L2 last season) signed in Angers (L1) for four years.
The captain of the France U19 team was transferred for 2.2 million euros, plus bonuses and percentages in the event of resale.
Camara (under contract until 2023) and his entourage had an extension proposal in their hands.
But without a formal response from them, the leaders of Paris FC have resolved to sell one of the jewels of the training center, a child of the club, who arrived at 9 years old and who grew up near the Déjerine stadium in the 20th arrondissement.
The other departure concerns striker Andy Pembelé, who came into play against Quevilly on the second day who was loaned to Rodez (L2) on Thursday.
After a first loan last year to Créteil (National), he had yet resigned to Paris FC in June.
But Pembélé would have struggled to have playing time. The staff will therefore observe his progress in Rodez before a possible return.
Still under contract for a year, Patrick Koffi and Saïd Arab are still at the club but train with the reserve (National 3).
Files that are slow to materialize
Paris FC also hopes to slim down its workforce.
“We are still a little too many,” says Laurey.
Among the cases to be settled, the leaders must find solutions for the midfielder Yohan Demoncy (2 years of contract), never summoned to the group since the start of the season.
Check-Oumar Diakité, U20 international who had extra-sporting problems who had gradually lost the confidence of the staff, was called back for this trip to Niort.
But he is still likely to leave.
If Toulouse (L1) had, at some point, been interested in his profile, he would have more leads abroad.
In defense, Axel Bamba, who lost his status and his place as a starter after his serious injury in July 2021, and U19 international Jaouen Hadjam, have been candidates for departure for several months.
If Hadjam arouses the interest of many clubs in L1 and abroad, things are slow to materialize.
These current files block the arrival of possible recruits.
But there should be at least one new signing by September 1.
Paris FC is on the trail of an offensive player.
A fast profile, evolving on the sides is preferred.
In the event of the departure of Bamba or Hadjam, the Parisian club could also recruit an additional side defender to overtake Julien Le Cardinal or Florent Hanin.
But the candidate for the rise in L1 also remains on his guard.
“We are an L2 club and we are not immune to a big financial offer which would fall on August 29 for one of our players and which we could not refuse”, s' worries Laurey.
The winner of the CAN with Senegal Moustapha Name, for whom Paris FC has already declined offers, is still being followed, as is Morgan Guilavogui, who returned from injury last Saturday at Guingamp.
NIORT - PARIS FC
, Saturday (7 p.m.), René-Gaillard stadium.
Referee: Mr. Landry.
Paris FC
: Filipovic - Le Cardinal, Chergui, Bernauer, Hanin - Mandouki (cap), Name - Gory, Chahiri (or Lopez), Guilavogui - Hamel.
Substitutes: Demarconnay, Nkambadio (left), Gueho, Karamoko, Kore, Diakité, Lopez (or Chahiri), Caddy.
Trainer: Lauren.
Absent.
Dabila, Demoncy (choice), Lasne (suspended), Bamba, Iglesias, Phiri (injured), Kante, Boutaib (rehabilitation).