Target of PSG, a player is heading instead to Real Madrid.
Since the departure of Kylian Mbappé, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid have been waging a merciless war on the transfer market. The two teams tend to follow the same players as was the case during the summer transfer window. Which could be repeated during the next transfer windows as a PSG target was announced to Real Madrid in recent hours.
Viktor Gyokeres announced to Real Madrid, PSG alerted
PSG is on an alternating current this season. Imperial in Ligue 1 with its 9 wins and 2 draws in 11 matches, the Parisian club is nevertheless disappointing in the Champions League. Paris Saint-Germain has, in fact, only won one of its 4 C1 matches. The other surprising aspect is that PSG has only scored 3 goals in 4 UCL matches, a ratio far from the 33 goals scored in 11 championship matches. A paradoxical statistic which logically revives the debates on the absence of a replacement for Kylian Mbappé. A situation which the capital club intends to remedy with Viktor Gyokeres. But Real Madrid is once again playing spoilsport in this matter.
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Author of 23 goals and 4 assists in 18 matches in all competitions with Sporting Lisbon, Viktor Gyokeres is widely courted. Among his courtiers, there is of course Paris Saint-Germain, which intends to take advantage of the Swede's agreement with the Portuguese club for a transfer of between 60 and 70 million euros next summer. But AS has thrown a damper on this matter by linking Viktor Gyokeres to Casablanca due to a surprising clue. The Madrid newspaper reveals that apart from the teams for which he played, the ex-Brighton striker only follows…Real Madrid. Furthermore, even if this operation is less likely to be carried out with Real's already rich offensive sector, PSG will still have to face competition from several European big names including Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and even Barça.
