In addition to a winger, PSG would like to recruit a central defender during the next winter transfer window according to several consistent sources. A central defender with a very particular profile.
With Willian Pacho, Lucas Beraldo and soon Lucas Hernandez and Presnel Kimpembe, PSG is well covered at left center with two healthy young players and two experienced world champions returning from long and serious injuries. On November 6, in an article devoted to the future PSG transfer window, L'Equipe revealed the two positions that the club would like to strengthen this winter.
In addition to a winger, already wanted last summer, PSG would target a right-handed central defender. As much to start preparing for the future and after-Marquinhos as to replace Milan in the short term Skriniarwho is not playing much this season and could leave Paris this winter. If the Italian press recently mentioned an agreement between the Slovak and Juventus, Naples also inquired according to Le Parisien.
PSG wants a young, but already experienced, right-handed central defender
But Skriniar's big salary (around 10 million euros net per year) obviously poses a problem for the former Inter Milan captain's courtiers, especially since PSG would ideally like to sell him and not loan him. According to the Italian press, Juventus is not considering anything better than a loan with part of the salary covered by PSG.
If Skriniar's departure this winter is hoped for but therefore still far from being completed, PSG is examining the market for right-handed central defenders and according to L'Equipe, young players, but already with some high-level experience, are favored. A profile also confirmed by Le Parisien, which evokes PSG's desire to recruit a right-handed defender with potential this winter.
Araujo and Khusanov, two promising defenders linked to PSG
A profile that perfectly matches Tomas Araujothe 22-year-old Portuguese neo-international who is having a very good start to the season with Benfica and whom PSG had already tried to recruit during the last summer transfer window. Having started three times in the Champions League this season, Araujo is an excellent restarter and the quality of his right foot should match the technical requirements of Luis Enrique.
There remains the problem linked to its price and its release clause set at 100 million euros. Benfica is a club which, historically, sells its best players, but it is said in Portugal that Rui Costa is determined to keep Tomas Araujo at least until the end of the season, he who is also courted by several Premier League clubs.
Another track was revealed this Tuesday by FootMercato and it leads to the young Lensois central defender Abdukodir Khusanov (20 years old). The Uzbek international has had a great start to the season and is right-footed, even if he often plays left axial in Will Still's three-way defense.
Much less good technically than the Portuguese, but very strong defensively, Khusanov has the advantage of being much cheaper than the Lisbon defender and Lens needs to sell this winter to replenish its coffers. According to FM, which estimates the player at €20 million, Luis Campos has already met Khusanov's entourage, but no offer has yet been made.
