Mercato: PSG trapped by its player for a bigger salary?

While we thought he was close to extending his contract, Nuno Mendes could finally leave PSG. Discussions between the two parties are said to have stalled and the Portuguese international would like to leave. Damien Perquis hopes he will stay in Paris and believes it could just be a strategy to negotiate a better salary.

Currently linked to PSG until June 2026, Nuno Mendes was in the middle of negotiations to extend his contract with the capital club. But according to information from RMC Sportcontact would be broken between the two parties. So much so that the 22-year-old left back would like to leave the PSGwho spent €40 million to recruit him from Sporting Portugal in summer 2022.

Nuno Mendes tempted by Manchester United?

Nuno Mendes would estimate that the salary proposed by the PSG would not correspond to its status, while at the same time, Manchester United would push hard to secure his services, a destination which would not leave him indifferent. A file mentioned by Damien Perquis in theAfter Foot on RMC. The latter hopes that the Portuguese international (33 caps) will remain at PSG and sees this as a negotiation strategy.

“It’s also perhaps to raise the stakes on the other side by saying ‘I can leave so be careful’”

« On the eve of the transfer window, a week before the opening, there are articles coming out here and there. Afterwards, on the comments given by the player, on the fact of not considering himself valued as a starter and on the level of the salary that he was offered… I would also like to see the salaries that he was offered. It's also perhaps to raise the stakes on the other side by saying 'I can leave so be careful' and maybe it will put a little pressure on PSG by putting an offer a little higher the rise. I would be disappointed if he left the championship “, declared Damien Perquis.