Very satisfied with the progress made by his team, which hosts Saint-Étienne on Sunday for the 17th day of Ligue 1, Luis Enrique did not want to focus on the personal situations of his players this Saturday at a press conference. Nor mention the Marco Asensio case.
Eighteen minutes. This is the playing time displayed by Marco Asensio for a month and a half, and his last start against Toulouse (3-0) in Ligue 1. No longer used at all by Luis Enrique, who left him on the bench again during of the Champions Trophy won against Monaco (1-0), the 28-year-old Spaniard could pack his bags this winter.
As revealed by RMC Sport, his profile is of great interest to Aston Villa, which could at the same time lose its Colombian striker Jhon Duran, targeted by… PSG. Asked this Saturday at a press conference about the possible departure of Asensio, Luis Enrique was laconic to say the least.
“Many players can start”
“No situation that is not reversible,” he simply responded to the media, refusing to expand on the subject. Not very talkative on the eve of hosting Saint-Étienne at the end of the 17th day of Ligue 1, a meeting that Marquinhos will miss due to a little discomfort in the adductor, the Parisian coach was however pleased to have “a lot competition within its group.
“There are matches where you don’t need to be there in terms of motivation. When you go to play a Champions League match, it’s easy. At the moment, I can say that we are in the best moment of the season, I am starting to see that there are many players who can be starters, for a coach it is very positive whether or not it is reflected in the results we will see but I am very happy. what I’ve seen in recent weeks,” he said. underlines.
All eyes are already on the clash against Manchester City on January 22, which promises to be crucial for the future of PSG this season in the Champions League.
