PSG's only offensive recruit last summer, Désiré Doué cost the capital club 50 million euros. But for the moment, the young 19-year-old attacking midfielder is struggling to confirm the expectations placed on him.
A year after having bet 50 million euros on Bradley Barcola, recruited from Olympique Lyonnais and who established himself as one of the flagship players of Paris Saint-Germain, the reigning French champion achieved a similar operation by bringing in Désiré Doué last summer. Stade Rennais prodigy, player with very high potential, the native of Angers is however struggling to acclimatize to his new club. Substitute in the capital, the French international hopeful is far from convincing Luis Enrique to make him a potential starter, even less in the big Champions League posters after his tiptoe performance against Arsenal.
In today's edition, The Team focuses on PSG's new attacking midfielder and confirms that Désiré Doué is ” disappointed “ by his debut in Paris, even though Luis Enrique had promised him significant playing time in several positions, in midfield, on the sides and even as a false number nine. It was finally on the bench that Désiré Doué found his bearings, which was not really the program. “The young man is said to be disappointed and frustrated by the turn of events. But the road is long and its leaders have no worries about it, convinced that it will get there” underlines the national daily, which specifies that Désiré Doué was impatiently awaiting the international break to clear his mind and have fun.
Désiré Doué disappointed with his first steps at PSG
But with Bleuets, it's not much more glorious. Doué remained on the bench against Bosnia in September and against Italy this Friday, he was still a substitute. “I am very happy and very proud to have him with us. I see him as a player from 2005. The Espoirs are a category of young players, but there, with Désiré, we are talking about very young players. He left a big club for a very big club, Paris-SG, which requires a period of adaptation” for his part commented Gérald Baticle, his coach with the Espoirs, who calls for patience for a player full of talent but who still has to learn the demands of the high level. His development is slower than that of Barcola, but PSG and the Bleuets believe in him. Désiré Doué has everything to succeed, it is now up to him to play.
