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Mercato – PSG: After Dortmund, “players must leave”
Published on May 8, 2024 at 9:10 p.m.
Already beaten in the first leg (1-0), PSG saw its journey in the Champions League come to an end at the semi-final stage on Tuesday evening, after its defeat against Borussia Dortmund (0-1). A failure on which Emmanuel Petit spoke. The 1998 world champion believes that players who arrived last summer in Paris have shown their limits and must already leave. According to him, a reflection around the future of Gianluigi Donnarumma must also be made.
If the path seemed clear until the final, the PSG was eliminated in the semi-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday evening. After their defeat in the first leg (1-0), the Parisians lost again in the return match against Borussia Dortmund (0-1). Emmanuel Petit believes that the PSG must maintain the same structure within its workforce to continue to grow. However, he also thinks some players need to leave.
“They must not stay at Paris Saint-Germain”
“ Positive points to keep for PSG? In all the big clubs, those who have a culture of winning, who are used to arriving in the last four of the Champions League or possibly winning it, we see that all these big clubs have always had a backbone of players, a backbone over several years. I think we can all agree that there is a backbone that emerges from this team. So if we have the opportunity to let them flourish over X years, this team will obviously become better, because they all have significant room for improvement. They are young, they are talented, they are eager, they have a good mentality. So, for me, there is no problem. I don’t really see any reason why they won’t make progress. PSG will have to be very intelligent once again in the transfer window and rely on what the big clubs are doing. That is to say, in small steps, improving the squad over two or three years, with a sporting project that follows, with a coach who remains on the bench, with the confidence of the managers. I have the naivety to believe that this is the case with Luis Enrique, it is also the case with the Parisian leaders. On the other hand, there are players who must leave. That’s a certainty. They must not stay at Paris Saint-Germain “, said Emmanuel Petitin an interview given to MadeInFOOT.
Petit calls for the departures of Kolo Muani, Skriniar and Donnarumma
According to the 1998 world champion, Randal Kolo Muani And Milan Skriniar must leave the PSGas well as Gianluigi Donnarumma : “ Which ? Players who were bought last year and who have completely moved into second place, or even third place. I think of boys like Randal Kolo Muani, even if I remain convinced that he is a good player. But I find that he has still not found his place both in this locker room and on this field, with an extremely demanding coach, who does not show much empathy with his players. So, Kolo Muani is one of them, but there are others. Milan Skriniar, already, when they were there at Inter Milan, I saw him play. I told myself that we were still far from Thiago Silva and company. I would have preferred a young player like they did with Lucas Beraldo, talented, promising. But it really seems to me that they need to strengthen not only in terms of experience, but also in terms of quality in areas where it is sorely lacking, such as the link that there can be between the attack and the midfielder. I also think that we should perhaps seriously consider asking the question about Gianluigi Donnarumma, because again in the return match, on Mats Hummels’ goal (50th), it reminds me of Christensen’s. The guy is 2.30 meters tall if he extends his arms in the air and he is unable to get out, even at 6 meters. It is not normal. They will have to be intelligent in the transfer window to refine this squad. Above all, don’t fall into the madness of saying we’re going to change 10 players, take 10 players. »
