While Vitinha took a good season to reach his full potential at PSG, Manuel Ugarte should not have this luxury. The Uruguayan international, who had made a thunderous debut when he arrived at PSG last summer, saw his playing time dwindle as the season progressed and his impact diminish like shagreen leather. His grit, his ability to repeat efforts and impose constant pressure had nevertheless seduced more than one Parisian supporter who was delighted with the coup pulled off by Luis Campos who had put €60 million on the table to snatch the midfield represented by Jorge Mendes from Sporting.
If in the end, the Parisian sentinel played 37 matches in all competitions for his first year at Porte de Saint Cloud, it was above all his absence from major events, particularly in the Champions League, which made him have a complicated end to the season. It is therefore difficult to imagine Marcelo Bielsa’s pillar within the Céleste starting on the same basis next season. Initially inclined to leave Paris this summer, Manuel Ugarte, who is currently focused on the Copa America, has clearly come to terms with the idea of an early departure from the French capital.
Manuel Ugarte has come to terms with his future at PSG
It must be said that the former Sporting CP player has not digested Luis Enrique’s treatment of him. Ugarte understood well that he was not in the Spanish coach’s plans during the second half of the season and especially did not appreciate not having had an explanation with LE on this subject. The data is however simple, the PSG coach has identified a slight technical deficit incompatible with his collective project. The leads dug by the board leading to Amadou Onana (Everton) and especially Joao Neves (Benfica) abound in this direction.
From then on, the prospect of joining Manchester United appeals to him more and more. Firstly because he particularly appreciates the emblematic English club which has been interested in his profile for a few weeks. Discussions have even been taking place for a while between the two clubs. But according to our information, the positions are getting closer and the idea of seeing Manuel Ugarte with the Manchester United jersey is gaining more and more weight. Now all that remains is to wait for the end of the Copa America where the player shines with Uruguay and to define the terms of the financial operation. As a reminder, Manuel Ugarte cost €60 million last summer…
