For years now, PSG has been desperately looking for its next midfield gem. It must be said that apart from Marco Verratti, the capital club has not had success in this sector of play. And while waiting for Warren Zaire-Emery to return from injury, the Parisian management seems to be accelerating on the profile of ‘a certain Gabriel Moscardo. This young 18-year-old midfielder plays for Corinthians. Courted by Chelsea, who thought they had a head start, he finally headed towards PSG who thus drew a first offer of 22 million euros according to our information. Enough to give pause to the Brazilian club, which wants to complete this file before the end of December.
Unknown to the general public, even to nugget seekers, Gabriel Moscardo is described as a defensively impactful number 6 with good technical mastery. A complete profile that PSG is probably missing this season, and for several years overall, even if he is not known to have an impact in the offensive game. At the age of 18, he is having his first season as a starter this year. The Brazilian U23 international has played 17 matches this season in the Brazilian championship. And small event, this Wednesday, November 29, he scored his very first professional goal against Vasco De Gama of a certain Dimitri Payet with a beautiful strike. A goal which validated the maintenance of his team.
Compared to Casemiro, a university student
Trained at Corinthians, Gabriel Moscardo therefore comes from the same academy as a certain Marquinhos, Parisian captain and now legend of the club in which he has played for 10 years. A definite asset to convince Moscardo to join France so early in his young career. Especially since the defensive midfielder has the particularity of still being a student. In fact, in parallel with his professional career, he studied business administration at the Universidade Paulista de São Paulo. And obviously, with his recent club success, it is now difficult for him to go unnoticed at college.
Brazilian media Globo also said that Gabriel Moscardo, after a match with the U20 team, had asked to leave directly after the end of the match to be on time at the university and present his presentation on Martin Luther King. If with his career exploding, he can no longer study directly at university, Moscardo is therefore described as a player with a well-shaped head. He also has a perfect command of English which will serve him well when he leaves his native land. Compared to Casemiro when he started in São Paulo, Gabriel Moscardo therefore seems destined to quickly reach Europe even if he still has to progress to claim the very high level. But his profile, on and off the field, makes him a necessarily coveted player. Luis Campos obviously likes betting!
