Posted on December 28, 2021 at 6.30 p.m. by Arthur Montagne
Determined to sell several players this winter, PSG has already sold Rafinha even before the opening of the transfer window and several unwanted Mauricio Pochettino seem to be popular on the market.
This winter, the objective of the Paris Saint-Germain is very clear, to know how to sell. And for good reason, on the one hand the club of the capital would like to replenish its funds and reduce its salary massa, but the PSG would also like to lighten its bloated workforce by letting several unwanted slip away and thus allow some young players to knock on professionals' doors. According to information from L'Equipe, Leonardo would even have the mission of finding 100M € through the sale of players in January, but also next June. With this in mind, Rafinha has already left PSG , even before the opening of the winter transfer window. The Brazilian midfielder has been loaned to Real Sociedad who will pay half of his salary. And although this loan does not come with a purchase option, Jokin Aperribay, president of the Basque club, has already opened the door to a definitive transfer of Rafinha at the end of the season: “Thank you very much for coming, for your desire to come. You are going to help make the name of Real even bigger. I wish you would stay at Real for a long time. There is no option to buy, but I wish it was more than 6 months. (…) We have 6 months to speak. It’s a question of will and when he gets to know Madrid well, we will speak with more peace of mind. “
The downsizing of PSG looks good
But in addition to Rafinha , other players seem very coveted. Starting with Abdou Diallo . Indeed, according to information from Gianluca Di Marzio , the former Monegasque would be closely followed by AC Milan who are looking for a central defender to compensate for the injury of < strong> Simon Kjær . The two clubs are discussing the terms since PSG would like a transfer between 20 and 30M € while the Lombard club favors a loan, even if it means including a purchase option. Another coveted player: Layvin Kurzawa . Naples , Lazio Rome or even Newcastle would be interested in the left side which is no longer in the plans of Mauricio Pochettino . But his salary represents a major obstacle. Mauro Icardi is also coveted in Italy since Juventus would like to attract him this winter. But his case is more delicate since the Argentine striker has a real role in PSG and his departure should be compensated since behind Kylian Mbappé , there is no another center-forward available to Mauricio Pochettino. Consequently, the sale of Mauro Icardi seems more likely next June, when another departure could bring in a few million dollars 'euros at PSG . Indeed, Pablo Sarabia , loaned to Sporting CP , seems to have scored points with the Portuguese leaders, to the point that a final transfer at the end of the season would not be due. exclude according to Le Parisien although the loan of the Spanish international is not accompanied by a purchase option. In other words, the degreasing desired by Leonardo starts very well.