Little by little, the 2024-2025 winter transfer window is getting closer (January), so rumors around Paris Saint-Germain are accumulating. Today it is PSG Inside Act who takes stock of the slopes in Portugal with notably 4 defenders: Tomas Araujo (22 years old, Benfica), Antonio Silva (21 years old, Portugal), Gonçalo Inacio (23 years old, Sporting Portugal) and Ousmane Diomande (20 years old, Sporting Portugal) ).
Benfica defenders too expensive?
« PSG has set its sights on Tomás Araújo. However, Benfica are not willing to let him go easily, demanding payment of his release clause set at €100 million. PSG will therefore face fierce competition, particularly from Premier League and Spanish clubs.
PSG are also interested in Antonio Silva. He is considered one of the greatest prospects in Portuguese football. Benfica, however, are reluctant to let him leave and are demanding a hefty fee for his transfer.
A more open door on the Sporting side?
Another player closely followed by PSG is Gonçalo Ignatius. Sporting are open to negotiations, but the asking price could be an obstacle. He was close to joining Manchester United last year. Paris has been in contact with the player for almost two years.
Ousmane Diomande has become one of PSG's priorities for the central defender position. The player is very interested in coming to Paris. »
We agree with the media that nothing is impossible and that everything is relatively coherent, with negotiations that are not announced as easy or announced. These are avenues, players who would interest PSG, and they all have qualities to join the Parisian project.
Unfortunately, this does not advance us very much, because we do not know with which defender (which ones?) This could come to fruition. Without forgetting that other files may exist on the PSG side.
But we are not surprised to see the Parisian club try their luck for Araujo, Silva, Inacio and Diomande. We must then see what exactly the responses of clubs and players are in order to make a more precise choice. It is logical that a club does not have just one track in mind for its transfer window.
You now have to be patient, the next recruitment period is not until January. And maybe nothing concrete will happen until summer.
