It is a thunderclap at PSG. By recruiting free Ganluigi Donnarumma in the summer of 2021, that of the arrival of a certain Leo Messi but also of Achraf Hakimi, the Parisian club probably imagined having its goalkeeper for ten years. Only the problems of negotiations for an extension (the contract currently runs until 2026, editor's note) find no other solutions than to have to turn the page, while the Italian, often disputed since his arrival in the capital, has just completed the best months of his career. It is however the moment chosen to welcome Lucas Chevalier.
At the end of July, we revealed to you that an agreement had been reached with the number 2 of the French team on the terms of a 5 -year contract. All the fires were in the Greens since the directions of PSG and LOSC also reached common ground around € 40 million, plus bonuses of up to € 15 million €. Knight has just committed in favor of the French champion: “Paris Saint-Germain is pleased to announce the signature of Lucas Chevalier. The 23 -year -old French goalkeeper, who will carry the number 30, signed a contract with the club until 2030 ”specifies the club.
A new dimension
By becoming the new goalkeeper of the Parisian fortress, a new world is offered to him. At 23 years old and after three full seasons in his training club, plus a loan concluding at 19 in Ligue 2 in Valenciennes, Calaisien enters a new dimension, that where its least performances will be scrutinized. The pressure will also be much stronger and it is undoubtedly the main unknown of this transfer. Chevalier has already shown in Ligue 1 and in European cuts, what was capable of, while waiting for a first selection in the France team.
International since the U16, the porter waited a little while before being called by Didier Deschamps. After being retained by LOSC to compete in the Olympic Games in France, he finally joined the Blues during the November 2024 rally behind Mike Maignan, whom he rubbed shoulders with Lille, and Brice Samba. The one who embodies the future of the France team has even passed number 2, ahead of their Rennes competitor. There is no doubt that in the event of performance in Paris, he will be able to claim in number one place. But before that, he will have to build up a new armor in this environment where a cohabitation, for the moment, with Donnarumma is essential.
