Posted on December 26, 2021 at 4.30 p.m. by BC
While he has not distinguished himself by sales since his return to PSG, Leonardo intends to make up for it by the end of the season, since the sports director of the Parisian club would hope to recover up to € 100M with his unwanted people. , but its task does not promise to be simple.
Last summer, PSG made an impression with their XXL recruitment. Georginio Wijnaldum , Achraf Hakimi , Sergio Ramos , Gianluigi Donnarumma , Lionel Messi and Nuno Mendes have come to strengthen the Parisian ranks, but the club have been much more discreet when it comes to departures. Apart from Mitchel Bakker , no dry transfer has been completed by PSG , which has therefore not been able to replenish their funds. Asked at the microphone of Europe 1 on the subject, Leonardo admitted that it was not easy for him to sell the unwanted PSG . “I recognized myself that I was not good at sales. There aren't too many buyers today. In other clubs, too, some players do not play. It's normal to have 25 players. And if a player doesn't walk, he doesn't have a deal, “he admitted. Leonardo is therefore hoping to make up for it in the coming months, and a colossal goal has been set by the end of the season.
Kurzawa, Icardi, Draxler … Leonardo embarks on a complicated project
As L’Equipe explains, PSG are preparing to record astronomical losses, which the sports daily estimates at € 200m. Thus, to limit the damage, Leonardo would hope to recover more than 100M € on the transfer market by the end of the season, but this still requires convincing the targeted players to pack up. According to information from L’Équipe, PSG would be particularly attentive to offers for Julian Draxler, the price of which is estimated at € 20 million. A departure from the German would then allow the club in the capital to replenish its coffers, but also to reduce its payroll, since the 28-year-old attacking midfielder has a net annual salary of € 4.2m. Problem, Julian Draxler would not imagine leaving Paris Saint-Germain during the winter break, and it would be the same for Layvin Kurzawa , also engaged until June 2024. The left side of PSG is not in the plans of Mauricio Pochetitno and has played only 9 minutes since the start of the season, on the occasion of the Trophy des Champions against LOSC last August. Despite this very complicated sporting situation, Kurzawa does not plan to leave, for personal reasons but also because of his complicated relationship with management, prompting him not to give any gifts to PSG , while he would have a few leads in Italy and England according to Le Parisien. For his part, Mauro Icardi saw his rating drop, he who would now be valued at € 30m while Leonardo had spent € 50m to secure his services, which could encourage the Parisian club to keep it despite its desire to downsize. Other players are affected by a possible departure this winter, such as Sergio Rico , now 3rd in the hierarchy of goalkeepers, or even Thilo Kehrer and Abdou Diallo , in lack of time to game and with a good market value.
Rafinha's departure is complete, Dina-Ebimbe on her way to Germany
While waiting for Leonardo sees it more clearly concerning the players mentioned above, Rafinha is preparing for his part to take the path of Real Sociedad . As the journalist Fabrizio Romano confirmed this Sunday, the PSG midfielder will engage with the Basque club until the end of the season in the form of a loan without an option to buy. There would only be a few details to settle in this case, but the 28-year-old midfielder is expected at his new club at the start of the week for his medical examination. As revealed to you exclusively on 10sport.com, Eric Junior Dina-Ebimbe will also be on loan. The PSG nugget has reached an agreement to extend his lease with his training club and should leave immediately in order to obtain more playing time. According to our reports, Dina-Ebimbe will take charge of Germany, although the identity of her next team has yet to be filtered out. It remains to be seen whether Leonardo will be successful in sales…