Not starting against Lens on Saturday, Gianluigi Donnarumma finds himself facing competition from Matvey Safonov. The Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper gives complete satisfaction in the championship. But his performances in the Champions League weaken his status in the capital.
Even before the opening of the last summer transfer window, Gianluigi Donnarumma could wonder about the intentions of Paris Saint-Germain. The capital club announced the signing of Matvey Safonov last June, in an operation estimated at 20 million euros. At this amount, we suspected that the Russian was not just coming to act as an understudy. The fear was confirmed last Saturday for the former AC Milan goalkeeper. Against Racing Club de Lens, Matvey Safonov was chosen.
Donnarumma under pressure
Luis Enrique favored his kicking game to get out of the pressure exerted by the Sang et Or. Enough to announce a new start for the summer recruit against Atlético Madrid this Wednesday evening in the Champions League? “ You will find out tomorrowreplied Luis Enrique on Tuesday at a press conference. Tomorrow morning, after a good cappuccino, I will decide which goalkeeper will be best able to play. We'll decide who the lucky eleven will play, but everyone is number 1. » While waiting for the official composition, the technician's response should not have reassured Gianluigi Donnarumma as confirmed by the AS newspaper.
The Spanish media tells us that the PSG goalkeeper finds himself threatened for the first time since his arrival in 2021. Without mentioning his shortcomings in the running game, the 25-year-old goalkeeper is paying the consequences of his mistakes in the Champions League. Everyone remembers his performance in the duel against former Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema in 2022. And more recently his two bad readings against the Arsenal Gunners. Suffice to say that his European performances during the last five matches of the regular season in the Champions League (if he is fielded) will be carefully observed according to the Spanish media, which affirms that PSG will then make a decision on the future of its goalkeeper Italian.
