This summer, Paris Saint-Germain chose to strengthen its defense by securing the services of Illya Zabarnyi for 63 million euros, excluding bonuses. This renewal of the defensive hinge of the French champions had already started in August 2024 with the recruitment of Willian Pacho, purchased for 40 million euros, also excluding bonuses.
The Ecuadorian defender proved to be an essential element of the Parisian eleven, participating in the club's historic quadruple (Ligue 1, Champions Trophy, Coupe de France and UEFA Super Cup). But before becoming indisputable within the Parisian team, Quinindé's child was the fruit of real follow-up work, as Luis Enrique revealed.
“He can improve a lot of things”
“We recruited him because we knew him. We work a lot on the sports management and the staff. We are happy when a player performs well in his first matches”said the PSG coach.
“He is very young, he can improve a lot of things. He is very strong in the defensive phases, he makes few mistakes but he can still improve. He has the mentality that we love and want”added the Asturian.
