As announced yesterday, Luis Campos, sporting director of Paris Saint-Germain, has extended his contract with the capital club until 2030. This news suggests that the Portuguese technician, in collaboration with coach Luis Enrique, is planning a new, very precise mercato. Already on Friday, a number of hot topics were listed and discussed by the newspaper Le Parisien.
“Two positions are being targeted as a priority to strengthen the squad: a right-handed central defender and a versatile left-handed winger. In recent meetings, Luis Campos has also warned the market that he will have to offload a number of “undesirables”, particularly by managing the return of loan players.
If an interesting offer comes in, Kang-In Lee will not be retained. A solution will have to be found for Randal Kolo Muani, whom Juve would like to keep. Paris is also not counting on Carlos Soler and Nordi Mukiele, who are unlikely to be retained by West Ham and Leverkusen. In the case of the former, Brighton have made enquiries.
Lastly, the sum of €20 million has been set as the basis for negotiations for Milan Skriniar, who has relaunched himself since the winter with a string of games for Fenerbahçe. “
Making the departure of loan players a reality seems to be one of the priorities. It’s not easy, nor is it impossible, since we’ve had some good performances. We’ll also have to make further adjustments to the squad, even if it’s hard to see what needs to be changed this season. By reaching the Champions League final and dominating domestic competitions, the capital club is already establishing itself as one of Europe’s top teams.
Nevertheless, the balance sheet will soon be drawn up, and it will be good to see which positions need strengthening. We’ve seen that in recent league matches, when there’s been a high turnover of players, the team no longer has the same dominance. That’s where we’ll have to work hard to strengthen each position and give Luis Enrique 18/20 players of the same level.
Luis Campos has three months to complete his projects, or even a little more, as we saw with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, the 24-year-old striker who arrived during the winter mercato.
For the moment, it’s time for caution and patience. There have only been rumours, nothing concrete.
