Away from the field since his serious horse riding accident, Sergio Rico will no longer play for Paris Saint-Germain. The capital club does not wish to extend it.
Aged 30, and 13 months after a very serious accident which almost cost him his life, Sergio Rico will have to find a new club if he wants to resume his goalkeeping career. Because the Spanish goalkeeper’s contract ends this Sunday, and Bruno Salomon, journalist for France Bleu Paris, reveals that PSG’s management has not offered anything to the man who had been authorized by doctors to return to training at the end of the season. Having arrived at Paris Saint-Germain in 2019 as Keylor Navas’ double, then Gianluigi Donnarumma’s, Sergio Rico has built up a fine track record in the capital, as he will leave with two French Champion crowns, as well as two French Cups and a Champions Trophy.
Sergio Rico leaves PSG with several titles
PSG supporters, who paid him a wonderful tribute during his return to the Parc des Princes after his serious accident, will also remember that the Spanish goalkeeper played a big role during Paris’ superb run in the Champions League in August 2020 at the occasion of the famous Final 8 in the middle of the covid crisis. Keylor Navas was injured during the quarter-final against Atalanta and Sergio Rico replaced him during the match, then during the semi-final against Leipzig. But the Spaniard was back on the substitutes’ bench for the final lost to Bayern Munich. For the moment, there are no rumors circulating about a possible rebound for Rico in a new club, his accident in May 2023 necessarily raising concerns about his ability to be completely 100%.
