Last summer, PSG welcomed 13 new recruits, but no one left as influential or attractive as Kylian Mbappe . When the French star officially said goodbye in the middle of the 2023-2024 season, PSG and their players received less attention in the media.
However, that does not necessarily bring gloomy colors. At this time, the atmosphere at the Parc des Princes is considered more peaceful, and there are no longer scandals and dramas like the last time Mbappe was still involved.
Mbappe's only remaining problem with PSG is that the French team is still holding a portion of his salary. That amount will only be paid if Mbappe agrees to stay until the summer of 2025.
Talking about this issue, the mother of the French star - Ms. Fayza Lamari shared that this is like a divorce, with each party getting a little bit of property and valuable items. She just hopes that both sides receive respect, like Mbappe's contract signed with PSG 2 years ago.
Returning to professional issues, PSG is looking forward to the 2024-2025 season when there are no superstars of high caliber in the squad. Last season, they reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, but that was when Luis Enrique still had Mbappe in hand. This summer, Enrique and his students will not travel. Initially, they planned to go to China but due to reasons from the organizer, this tour was canceled. Instead, the defending Ligue-1 champions chose to stay in Europe to have friendly matches with Sturm Graz (Austria) and RB Leipzig (Germany).
This will be the first pre-season (without COVID-19) where PSG does not open a summer tour. According to Luis Enrique, the fact that many players (16) have participated in Copa America and EURO 2024 is enough to make them tired. The Spanish teacher will wait for his students to gradually regain focus and give them as much rest as possible to recover.
This is also the time when PSG wants to have an early purification to enter the 2024-2025 campaign. A group of 8 players were called 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 cannot be said that PSG does not miss Mbappe when the 25-year-old striker, after 7 years, became the greatest striker in the club's history. Last season, Mbappe scored 44 goals (accounting for 37% of total goals).
Last year, PSG was expected to have about 300 million Euros to purchase and renovate their offensive line, but they needed to wait until they recovered all the money from Ai-Hilal after the sale of Neymar, then the new shopping money would be available. fully collected.
Joshua Kimmich, Victor Osimhen and Kvara Kvaratskhelia are being targeted. If these stars land, some who do not meet expectations like Randal Kolo Muani may have to leave the team. The door to leave Parc des Princes is also opening for Manuel Ugarte as the midfield is now quite cramped with Vitinha, Fabian Riuz and Warren Zaire-Emery.
PSG's post-Mbappe era will take some time to shape up, but there will be a clearer overall picture in August. For those who work at the "Park of the Princes", a new cycle begins and who You can also feel the hustle and bustle going on inside it. Maybe we haven't found a big star to be the new leader on the field, but maybe that's a good thing for everyone to unite more together.
