This summer, Paris Saint-Germain strengthened its defense by recruiting Ukrainian Illia Zabarnyi. Arrived to bring solidity to the defensive sector, its integration into the locker room quickly attracted attention, especially due to the presence of the Russian Matvey Safonov in the group.
From his third official press conference this season, Luis Enrique was asked about the relationship between Zabarnyi and Safonov before the reception of SCO Angers. The coach replied:
“Sport is the best way to have the ability to add people and to unionize, not separation. Sport and people are beyond political or economic things ”he told Poissy last Thursday.
This Monday, when PSG begins its third week of training with a three-day weekend granted by Luis Enrique, The Parisian Bring new details on cohabitation between the two players. The leaders would have maintained themselves with Zabarnyi and Safonov before the transfer of the latter was formalized, and the relationship between them remains strictly professional in the campus.
PSG remains cautious
Despite everything, a certain caution is in order. PSG wishes to avoid any controversy and particularly monitors its communication around the two players. On its social networks, the club does not post a photo showing Zabarnyi and Safonov in any complicity so as not to fuel rumors, and the two players do not follow each other on Instagram.
For the moment, Zabarnyi and Safonov have not yet shared the terrain under the Parisian colors. It remains to be seen if Luis Enrique will decide to align them together during the season.
