Against Toulouse, Luis Enrique started Matvey Safonov, the Russian goalkeeper who arrived in the last transfer window. Enough to further raise doubts regarding Gianluigi Donnarumma.
We learned this week, PSG leaders are considering the arrival of a new goalkeeper next summer to replace Gianluigi Donnarumma, whose contract extension announced months ago is still not official. But, even before the end of the current season, the Italian international goalkeeper could experience other inconveniences. Forfeited for a last minute problem against France last Sunday, Gigio Donnarumma was on the bench at the Parc des Princes against Toulouse, Luis Enrique having preferred Matvey Safonov. This is the second time in a row that the Paris Saint-Germain coach has started the Russian goalkeeper just before a Champions League match. But this time, Safonov could well supplant Donnarumma next Tuesday at the Allianz Arena against Munich, the Italian having shown against Atlético de Madrid that he was not capable of being decisive.
Donnarumma a danger?
Asked about this possible revolution within the hierarchy of goalkeepers, Luis Enrique gave a Norman response in the corridors of the Park, responding « maybe yes, maybe no “. But to believe, The Parisianthis time, Gianluigi Donnarumma can still have some worries, because against TFC, Matvey Safonov demonstrated that Nasser Al-Khelaifi had not spent 20 million euros for nothing by bringing him from Krasnodar l last summer. “SWill a good performance be enough to reshuffle the cards in goal, starting Tuesday, in Munich, in the Champions League? (…) This will be something to watch out for. Because, at the time of his signing, Paris had not detailed a hierarchy, leaving the door open to competition between its two goalkeepers. The former Krasnodar captain has also started two of the last four matches », points out the Ile-de-France daily concerning this war of goals at PSG.
Luis Enrique will make a very strong decision
For the moment, the mystery will therefore continue to hover a little, but among Paris Saint-Germain supporters, where the Safonov case made people smile, more and more of them are wondering if Luis Enrique should ultimately not put his trust in the Russian international goalkeeper rather than his Italian competitor. The response that the Spanish coach will provide on Tuesday evening in the Champions League risks weighing very heavily for Gianluigi Donnarumma and Matvey Safonov. On RMC, Lionel Charbonnier, the former goalkeeper, summed it all up with a “ Donnarumma no longer has an immunity totem ».
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