Mercato: PSG continues to offload hoping Skriniar

All that is missing is the arrival of Milan Skriniar and the departure of Mauro Icardi and the PSG transfer window can be described as almost perfect.

This Wednesday, everything accelerated once again, with the official departure of Leandro Paredes, on loan with an option to buy at Juventus Turin, and those probable and on the right track, of Julian Draxler at Benfica Lisbon and Abdou Diallo at RB Leipzig.

On the arrival side, that of Carlos Soler will be official this Thursday after his medical visit to Paris.

The future ex-Valencian was still a starter and captain this Monday during the home defeat against Atlético de Madrid on a goal from Antoine Griezmann.

He played the entire match.

Even if he does not know his partners, he should be in the group that will leave for Nantes this Saturday on behalf of the 6th day of the French Championship.

This Thursday is also the day the transfer window closes in France, at 11 p.m.

The countdown is therefore on and Paris is keen to recruit its central defender.

With Marquinhos, Sergio Ramos, Presnel Kimpembe, Nordi Mukiele or even Danilo Pereira, the Parisian decision-makers consider the workforce too fair in this sector where Paris is currently playing at three.

Targeted by Campos since the start of the transfer window

Since the start of the transfer window, Luis Campos, the architect of the new PSG, has set his sights on Milan Skriniar, at the end of the contract in June 2023 at Inter Milan.

Revealed by Le Parisien, this track has always been the priority but has also always been the subject of tough negotiations.

They will succeed soon, and in the PSG camp, optimism has been in order for a long time and even more so this week.

Very early, Campos obtained the contractual agreement of the Slovak defender, which placed the Lombard club with their backs to the wall.

Inter have not changed an inch, claiming 80 million euros for a player free to commit elsewhere on January 1 and who wishes to experience a new challenge.

His club was inflexible by lining him up for the first four days of Serie A and by multiplying the speeches of firmness indicating that the solid bulwark of 27 years would end the season in Lombardy.

Will the Italian leaders end up folding and for what sum?

Last week, PSG did not want to exceed 55 million euros excluding bonuses.

He could win with a check for 65 million euros.

Diallo in Germany, Draxler in Portugal

If he were to join Paris, Skriniar should not a priori meet Abdou Diallo, who must finalize his transfer to RB Leipzig this Thursday, in a championship he knows well after already two experiences in the Bundesliga (Mainz, Dortmund).

At 26, the Senegalese wants to play with a view to the World Cup in Qatar.

Julian Draxler, who requested the termination of his contract, ended up agreeing to be loaned.

It will be, unless there is a change, at Benfica Lisbon, future opponent of PSG in the Champions League.

The loft was thus considerably emptied.

Antero Henrique, the "seller" this summer for Paris, also director of the Qatar Football League, is looking for a way out in this country in Rafinha, without success so far.

There remains the case of Mauro Icardi, the only huge salary still present among the undesirables.

As for Skriniar, the suspense is likely to stretch to the end.