Last summer, PSG welcomed 13 new players but none left the same influence or appeal as Kylian Mbappe. Until the French star officially said goodbye in the 2023-2024 mid-season, PSG and their players received less attention from the media.
However, that does not necessarily bring dark colors. At this time, the atmosphere at Parc des Princes is considered more gentle, no more scandals and dramas surrounding it like when Mbappe last was involved.
Mbappe's only remaining problem with PSG is that the French team is still holding a salary from him. That fee will only be paid if Mbappe agrees to stay until the summer of 2025.
Speaking about this issue, the French star's mother - Ms. Fayza Lamari shared that this is like a divorce, with both sides having a little stake in property and valuable items. She just hopes that both sides will respect her, as Mbappe signed with PSG 2 years ago.
Returning to the professional issue, PSG is looking forward to the 2024-2025 season when there is no big enough superstar in the squad. Last season, they reached the Champions League semi-finals but that was when Luis Enrique had Mbappe in hand. Enrique and his students will not travel this summer. They initially planned to go to China, but due to reasons from the organizer, this tour was canceled. Instead, the reigning Ligue-1 champions have chosen to stay in Europe to play friendly matches with Sturm Graz (authemia) and RB Leipzig (Germany).
This will be the first pre-season (without COVID-19) PSG not to open a summer tour. According to Luis Enrique, having many players (49) participating in Copa America and EURO 2024 is enough to make them tired. The Spanish coach will wait for his students to gradually return to concentration and give them maximum rest to recover.
This is also the time when PSG wants to have an early cleaning to enter the 2024-2025 campaign. A group of 8 players have been named and suggested to find a new team, namely Renato Sanches, Juan Bernat, Colin Dagba, Ismael Gharbi, Ilyes Housni, Noha Lemina, Vimoj Muntu Wa Mungu and Louis Mouquet.
It is impossible to say that PSG does not miss Mbappe when the striker was 25 years old, after 7 years he became the greatest striker in the club's history. Last season, Mbappe scored 44 goals (accounting for 37% of the total goals).
Last year, PSG was expected to have about 300 million Euros to buy and upgrade the attack, but they need to wait until they can recover all the money from Ai-Hilal after the Neymar sale, then the purchase fee will be enough.
Joshua Kimmich, Victor Osimhen and Kvara Kvaratskhelia are being targeted. If these stars arrive, some who do not meet expectations such as randal Kolo Muani may have to leave the team. The door to leaving Parc des Princes is also open for Manuel Ugarte as the midfield is now quite cramped with Vitinha, Fabian Riuz and Warren Zaire-Emery.
Post-Mbappe PSG will take some time to shape but will have a clearer overview in August. For those working at the " Principess's Park" stadium, a new cycle has begun and everyone can feel the excitement taking place inside it. Maybe we have not found a big star as a new leader on the field, but knowing something is a good thing for everyone to unite with each other more.
