Paris Saint-Germain failed to convince Mahamadou Sangaré (18 years old), the striker now at Manchester City. In an interview with Onze Mondial, the former PSG youth player explains that he felt the project was too vague and that a lack of playing time was what led him to leave. He also discusses his still incomplete integration with the Citizens.
Sangaré: “The project proposed by PSG wasn’t clear”
“The project proposed by PSG wasn’t clear. I preferred to leave because we didn’t agree on certain points. After thinking it over, I made the decision to leave the club. I wanted playing time, a place in the first team squad. I didn’t want guarantees, but at least I wanted a chance. From what they said, I understood that I wasn’t going to get any playing time. So I didn’t want to sign my professional contract with PSG.”
Sangaré: “For now, things aren’t going as planned.”
“Today, I’m at City. I train with the first team from time to time. Everything goes well each time; I show my qualities. For now, things aren’t going as planned. I’d like to get some minutes with the pros, but I’m training hard to achieve my goals.”
The message is clear: Sangaré didn’t leave for “guarantees,” but for a clear path forward. At PSG, he says he understood that his chance in the first team would be too distant, and he preferred to cut his losses rather than sign without a clear future.
However, the difficulty in football is that the quest for playing time isn’t solved by changing clubs, especially at Manchester City. It can even be more complicated with a change of scenery. The player explains that he sometimes trains with the first team, “showing his qualities,” but finds that “things aren’t going as planned” in terms of playing time.
In short: he chose the risk, and is now paying the price. Cases like this are numerous. Many believe the grass is greener elsewhere, but what has been observed at PSG is very likely true at other major clubs.
