At 37, Guillermo Ochoa has shown that he has not lost all his qualities this season. He had a decent World Cup with Mexico and above all contributed to keeping Salernitana in Serie A. What attracted the attention of big clubs, and even PSG?
It is not always easy to find two good goalkeepers in the big European clubs. Being satisfied with a simple role of substitute when you have the level of being number 1, few goalkeepers can accept it in the long term. PSG faced this problem with the duo Gianluigi Donnarumma-Keylor Navas. After a season of sharing the starting spot, the Italian was favored over his Costa Rican eldest this season. Navas had to go into exile on loan at Nottingham Forest for the return phase. However, it is hard to imagine him returning to Paris this summer to warm up the sidelines.
Ochoa number 2 of PSG?
In addition to Navas, PSG had to suffer a new problem for the position of substitute goalkeeper with the serious accident of Sergio Rico. In the uncertainty concerning its Spanish doorman, the Parisian club will probably have to go and find a new number 2 in the transfer window. And why not Guillermo Ochoa? This is the crazy theory released in the Mexican press and in particular on the El Futbolero site.
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At 37, Ochoa already has almost his career behind him but he retains his qualities. He has shown it many times over the past few months. This was the case in Qatar for the World Cup where he notably stopped a penalty from Lewandowski in the first round. In club, he made an impression at Salernitana in Italy. He contributed to maintaining the club he joined in January by accumulating spectacular saves. Performances that put him on the shelves of Inter Milan, AC Milan, Chelsea and PSG according to the Mexican press. However, it would always be to assume a number 2 role, perfect for an experienced and calm man like him. Journalistic hoax or a real coup by Luis Campos? In any case, it would not be the worst idea for Parisian supporters. The latter cannot have forgotten Ochoa’s last visit to the Park in August 2013. With Ajaccio, he had disgusted the PSG attackers and snatched a miraculous 1-1 draw for the Corsicans.
