Posted on December 21, 2021 at 11:30 am by G.d.S.S. Currently in discussions with PSG management for a contract extension, Marquinhos could have had a very different trajectory since Chelsea had put € 85m on the table last summer to recruit him. But Leonardo refused the sale, which would have been the juiciest in club history … If he has never had any difficulty in bringing new stars to PSG in his role of sporting director, Leonardo finds himself in much more difficulty when it's about downsizing its workforce. The Brazilian leader readily admitted on Sunday, in an interview with Europe 1: “I myself admitted that I was not good at sales. There aren't too many buyers today, “said Leonardo . To date, the biggest sale in the history of PSG turns out to be Gonçalo Guedes which was sold for 40M € to FC Valence in 2018, a time when Leonardo had not yet returned to his duties as sporting director… However, he could have exploded this record during the last summer transfer window . The Team indeed indicates in its columns of the day that Thomas Tuchel, who was determined to bring Marquinhos to Chelsea , would have offered no less than 85M € to PSG for the Brazilian central defender. But Qatar did not take long to repel this offensive from the English club, determined to keep its captain while Tuchel , for its part, dreamed of a trio Marquinhos – Thiago Silva – Antonio Rüdiger which he had already wanted to compose when he was coach of PSG . And what about today 'RMC Sport announced in November that negotiations had started behind the scenes to extend the current Marquinhos contract which runs until June 2024, and Leonardo confirmed this trend last week during a conference organized at La Sorbonne: “Marquinhos will stay for life. He doesn't want to leave ”. In short, Chelsea no longer has any chance of reaching the Brazilian, but could finally set his sights on another PSG … Indeed, still according to the revelations of L'Equipe, Thomas Tuchel would target another Parisian defender in the person of Presnel Kimpembe, especially as the French international would be in full question as to his future at PSG . Under contract until June 2024, he would not necessarily be excited by the turn of the project and the internal atmosphere, which could encourage him to take up a new challenge in the Premier League when he has never evolved in a team other than PSG . It remains to be seen whether Leonardo will be willing to see Kimpembe leave next summer, and whether his sale price will allow the record currently held by Gonçalo Guedes to be broken. . 
Chelsea put 85M € on the table for Marquinhos
And now, Kimpembe's turn?
Mercato | Mercato – PSG: Qatar refused a historic operation last summer!
