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Mercato – PSG: It’s official, Donnarumma has a problem!
Published on June 25, 2024 at 11:30 p.m.
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New PSG recruit at the start of the summer transfer window, Matvey Safonov arrives from FK Krasnodar where he has always played. The Russian international arrives in Paris for a five-year contract and around 20 million euros, a nice sum which suggests that the Parisian leaders are really counting on him. Moreover, the Russian intends to undermine the status of Gianluigi Donnarumma by placing himself as number 1 goalkeeper.
Sometimes heckled in clubs and under fire from critics, Gianluigi Donnarumma could see strong competition from a new signing from PSG. In fact, the Russian Matvey Safonovguardian of FK Krasnodar since 2017, arrives with a lot of ambitions and he wanted to send a message before his arrival in Paris.
“I don’t want to be a replacement player”
Recruited at PSG following the departure of Keylor Navas future, Matvey Safonov is a 25-year-old Russian goalkeeper who intends to prove himself and he promises hell to Gianluigi Donnarumma. “Be PSG’s No. 2 goalkeeper? I do not understand this. No one ever told me I was number two. I come to Paris to fight. I want to play football. Even if I had been told I was number two, I wouldn’t have listened to them. It’s up to me to give the best of myself. I don’t see myself as a number two. I don’t want to be a replacement player. If they put me as number two, it won’t be easy for number one… I’m going to fight with him all the time.” he said for an interview with Nobel.
Safonov signed for 5 years
On June 14, the PSG announced the arrival of Matvey Safonov to the club officially. The transfer of the Russian goalkeeper would indeed reach 20 million euros and he will be tied to the club until 2029. But as he confided, he is very keen to take power fairly quickly.
