Paris Saint-Germain's decision to recruit Lucas Chevalier as a new number one goalkeeper provoked a keen debate, in particular after the sidelining of Gianluigi Donnarumma. The latter, a key figure of the club's historic quadruple in 2024-2025, nevertheless seemed solidly installed in Parisian cages. But for lack of agreement to extend his contract, one year before his end, PSG decided to turn the page and bet on the former Lille porter.
Ballotta dismantles the choice knight and defends Donnarumma
It was Marco Ballotta, an emblematic figure of Italian football, who delivered a detour to this choice. The former Lazio Garden does not understand the decision to do without Donnarumma, believing that the adoption French remains “One of the three best guards in the world”. If he recognizes that knight “Maybe good with his feet ”Ballotta considers him more as a “Five football guard”an unflattering reference to point out the supposed lack of guarantees at the highest level.
Ballotta also criticizes a modern trend that he deems excessive: favoring guards capable of playing at the foot, to the detriment of essential qualities such as reading the aerial game or the ability to make decisive stops. For him, this fashion will eventually pass and the post will find his fundamentals. “A goalkeeper must first be a guard”, He insisted, while recalling that Donnarumma has already demonstrated an extraordinary mental force.
The style of play in the viewfinder
Located for the European Super Cup against Tottenham, Donnarumma is now on the market. According to Fabrizio Romano, his departure from PSG is acted, whether this summer or in 2026. Manchester United and Manchester City would be interested, the second track dependent on a possible departure from Ederson.
This dossier illustrates a strategic turn of PSG, ready to sacrifice a framework to impose a new philosophy of play. It remains to be seen whether knight will be able to silence skeptics and prove that he can impose himself at the highest level. For Ballotta, doubt is allowed, but the field, the only judge, will deliver his verdict from the first deadlines of the season.
