PSG wants the 11 players
According to Le Parisien, midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum - who joined PSG last year, and striker Mauro Icardi was the top two stars to liquidate the club's liquidation. The duo is no longer in the plan of new coach Christophe Galtier, when PSG recruited midfielder Vitinha for $ 42 million from Porto, and prepared to buy the striker Gianluca Scamacca for $ 52 million from Sassuolo.
H 2021, Wijnaldum refused to extend to Liverpool to join PSG in a three-year contract with the 10-million dollars'salary. Meanwhile, Icardi land on the docks of the PSG with five 2019, and was purchased at 54 million dollars a year later.
Midfielder Leandro Paredes-United's target, defender Tillo Kerrell and winger Julian Drachsler are also on the liquidation list. PSG once spent $35 million to serve each of these players. The Ligue 1 champions also wanted to push away Abdul Diallo, Idrissa Gueye and Levin Kurzawa-who were brought back for $24 million. The rest of the names are former Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera, defensive midfielder Danilo Pereira and youngster Eric teenager Dina Ebingbe.
The 11 players mentioned above made PSG cost $ 285 million. The liquidation of them has just helped the team streamlining force, reducing the load for the salary fund and recovering some capital. Ligue 1 champions also hope that these players will leave to find opportunities for competition and participate in the 2022 World Cup.
Neymar did not appear on the list of PSG liquidation, despite being rumored to crack the relationship with President Nasser Al-Khelaifi. During the press conference launched as PSG on July 5, Galtier also confirmed that he would keep the Brazilian striker.
On July 12, ESPN reported that Jorge Mendes representative contacted PSG to invite to sign a contract with Cristiano Ronaldo. Mendes and President of Al-Khelaifi have a close relationship and the two parties directly negotiate this summer.
However, the Paris Saint-Germain president refused to recruit Ronaldo. Al-Khelaifi believes Paris Saint-Germain do not have enough budget to pay the Portuguese superstar's salary and says the club's attack has enough Messi, Neymar and Mbappe trio. Ronaldo is also now considered unfit as PSG enter a new era after signing Mbappe's contract extension, sacking sporting director Leonardo and appointing Galtier to succeed Mauricio Pochettino.
On July 5, many of PSG's first-team stars-including Lionel Messi and Neymar-returned to the army to prepare for the new season. The Ligue 1 champion will travel to Japan in the next few days, playing friendly matches with Kawasaki on July 20, Uta and Redskins on July 23 and Osaka Gangba on July 25. Galtier will officially make his debut for PSG in the French Super Cup against Nantes on July 31.
