In today’s world of football, players and their agents no longer hesitate to step up to the plate when the situation does not suit them. Often, it is to complain about insufficient playing time, to demand a new upgraded contract or a transfer. In Paris, Gonçalo Ramos (24) had the opportunity to complain about his supersub status. Bought permanently for around sixty million euros in 2024, the Portuguese international did not have much of a say when he was in competition with Kylian Mbappé, but he had reason to complain when he saw Luis Enrique prefer Ousmane Dembélé, Kang-in Lee and even Senny Mayulu to the number 9 position.
A situation that is not easy to manage, because the former Benfica resident has a World Cup to prepare. Instead, Ramos chose to stay quiet and work. And as is often the case, the Lusitanian international is present off the bench (12 goals, 2 assists in 39 matches), as was the case during the last Ligue 1 match against Toulouse (3-1). A state of mind that Luis Enrique praised last weekend, after the Parisian victory at the Parc des Princes against TFC. “Today (April 3, editor’s note), Gonçalo Ramos played five minutes and he scored. He fights all the time, it’s incredible. It’s unfair what I’m doing with him, but he shows that I’m wrong. It’s a bit like Tetris, because the players have the intention and the quality to help the team.he blurted out League 1+.
Ramos respects Luis Enrique’s choices
Under contract until 2028, Ramos will still enter the money time of his future at Paris Saint-Germain. Next summer, he will still have two years of contract remaining. Will Paris choose to sell it in order to avoid finding itself in a more uncomfortable situation in 2027? For the moment, the rumors are rather calm about the Portuguese. And if that’s the case, maybe it’s because Ramos doesn’t want to make waves. Asked about his short playing time in France by the podcast “Cala-te Boca” da Megahits, the native of Olhão did not change his mind.
“The Benfica brand will always be part of me. I am one of the products of Benfica and I have lived within the club. Everything I do and everything I am today is linked to Benfica. Reaching such a level is a dream. No one starts playing football saying “I’m going to play with Ronaldo and Mbappé”. (…) I play a position where everything is about goals, but my job is to focus on what I can control. I don’t control whether I play more or less, and it’s not worth wasting my energy and getting upset over it, because these are decisions that must be respected. Everything is going well for me and I don’t want to let anything else affect me because it will only hurt me.” Despite his sometimes thankless role within a triumphant team, Gonçalo Ramos continues to enjoy PSG.
