Arriving at Paris Saint-Germain in 2023, Gonçalo Ramos has never had a simple life in the capital. Recruited at the same time as Randal Kolo Muani, while Kylian Mbappé was still in Paris, the Portuguese was never able to establish himself as the starting striker of the Rouge-et-Bleu in the face of such a traffic jam at the center forward position. Even when RKM and “Kyky de Bondy” left, Luis Enrique preferred to install false number 9s (Dembélé, Lee, Doué, Mayulu) in his place. A situation which logically gave rise to a bleak observation in terms of playing time.
Restricted to a supersub role, the Lusitanian international has never started in the Champions League this season and has only been lined up 12 times in 30 appearances in Ligue 1. For a player who cost around sixty million euros, the record is meager, even if he still manages to be called up to the national team by Roberto Martinez. Author of 12 goals in 41 matches this season, Ramos nevertheless remains an element that stands out for his altruistic behavior. Often questioned about his complicated status at PSG, the former Benfica resident never complained.
Soon a departure from Ramos?
“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 the rest affect me because it will only harm me.”he declared for example on April 10 in the Portuguese media. But behind the scenes, it’s not the same story. At a time when interest from Juventus has been confirmed in Italy, the famous transalpine journalist Gianluca Di Marzio claims that the Parisian striker’s agent is working behind the scenes to find him a new club.
“I see a Gonzalo Ramos at PSG who didn’t even come into play the other night (against Bayern Munich, editor’s note) and who has little to do with the philosophy and tactics of Luis Enrique. It’s true that when Gonçalo Ramos comes on in certain matches, he was decisive in winning, for example, the European Super Cup, but Gonçalo Ramos could be on the start. His agent, Jorge Mendes, is working to find other solutions where his client could perhaps be a starter next season and he is discussing it with Italian clubs and elsewhere.he confided in a podcast on TMW. As a reminder, Gonçalo Ramos is linked to PSG until 2028 and if he does not extend, he will soon find himself in a contractual situation which will force all parties to make the best decision for their interests.
