Although announced as being looking for two players during the winter transfer window, a central defender and a winger, PSG could find themselves recruiting only based on their progress in the Champions League in attack.
It has already been known for a few weeks that PSG's winter transfer window would depend on arrivals on what happens on the departure side, with Milan Skriniar and Randal Kolo Muani headliners on departure. The two men are well on their way to other lands, even if the form of their departure, loan or sale, and to what extent the Parisian club is freed of their imposing salaries will change a lot of things.
But another variable could well be added to the PSG winter transfer window. It's a small rumor that was already circulating around the club and RMC, in an article on the fact that the capital club has relaunched the trail leading to Victor Osimhen, also mentions it. The expected player in attack “could depend on qualification or not for the Champions League”.
Knowing that PSG will know on January 22 or more likely on January 29 if it has qualified for the play-off phase, this would postpone the recruitment of this possible player until the last hours of the winter transfer window which ends on the 31st. not necessarily illogical since any winter recruits will not be able to play the last two group matches in January, only the rest of the competition if there is a continuation.
But if PSG does not qualify for the elimination phase of the competition, would recruiting a player really make sense? Even without replacing Kylian Mbappé and with Gonçalo Ramos absent for three months or so, Luis Enrique's players are 10 points ahead at the break in Ligue 1. Hence the idea, possible without being certain, of only recruiting a offensive player only if the adventure in the Champions League will continue.
As RMC explains, Victor Osimhen's track has been relaunched but it is not much more unanimous than last summer but the story is at least as complicated as last summer given that it has since been loaned to Galatasaray, which involves negotiations between PSG, Napoli, but also the Turkish club. And the Nigerian striker who absolutely wanted to leave Naples was also very well received in Türkiye. For its part, Paris would favor a loan with a purchase option for the former LOSC player, which seems complicated to complete.
