PSG have bolstered their defensive backline with the arrivals of Willian Pacho and Illia Zabarnyi. Nonetheless, the reigning UEFA Champions League winners won’t be carried out there. Sooner or later, they’ve to interchange Marquinhos in the long run.
Over the previous few months, PSG have been linked to French defenders Dayot Upamecano and Ibrahima Konaté. Each gamers are on expiring contracts and will take a look at the free-agent market this summer time in the event that they don’t already signal a pre-contract or contract extension earlier than then.
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Furthermore, each gamers are of their prime years and can be excellent replacements for Marquinhos. Moreover, Upamecano and Konaté convey expertise taking part in at prime golf equipment in Europe, so that they wouldn’t be afraid of the calls for PSG locations on its gamers.
Will Dayot Upamecano, Ibrahima Konaté Check Free Company?
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On the most recent episode of After Foot, pundit Kevin Diaz said that the Ligue 1 facet want to make sure that they land Upamecano or Konaté if each determine to not signal contract extensions with their present golf equipment and take a look at different choices.
“If I had been a PSG supporter, I’d actually prefer to see Konaté or Upamecano at PSG,” Diaz stated (h/t ). “That might be superb alongside Pacho. A French participant, a world, a man from the Paris area.
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“Konaté has carried out some good issues with Liverpool and can be a stable pickup, even when kind has dipped a bit in latest months. Upamecano, however, is basically on the prime of his recreation proper now.”
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Nonetheless, fellow program pundit Florent Gautreau sees Upamecano ultimately agreeing to a contract extension with Bayern Munich.
“For me, Upamecano is a negotiation with Bayern,” Gautreau stated. “I see him extra in a scenario the place he extends at Bayern, they’ve made a proposal. After that, if I had a want, it will be to see Upamecano at PSG, contemplating PSG’s wants. He’s an excellent participant, and PSG have a necessity at that place. (…) Upamecano can be an excellent addition for Ligue 1 and for PSG if he got here. That’s what I’m unsure about.”