In three years, Luis Enrique has allowed Paris Saint-Germain to push its limits and overcome obstacles that many thought were insurmountable in the Champions League. But the Asturian, helped by his staff and by leaders who believe in him and his project, succeeded where all the former PSG coaches failed. He won the Champions League. Twice. A feat. Last year, its squad did not change that much during the summer transfer window. Lucas Chevalier, Renato Marin and Illia Zabarnyi had joined the ranks. Dro Fernandez imitated them during the winter market. The idea was not to turn everything upside down, but to make necessary adjustments.
Salinas pleases PSG
It will be a bit of the same thing this summer. Luis Enrique spoke about it a few days ago. “It’s another chapter. We will follow our course of action. We don’t need a lot of players because it’s very hard to join PSG. We will work on the future, but there is no urgency. We will need new players to have other options, but we already have a very good squad. We’re going to go piano piano.” An offensive reinforcement is particularly desired. The name of Julian Alvarez (Atlético de Madrid) is mentioned. But the Spider’s indecision would have cooled the Ile-de-France residents. Eli Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth) is also appreciated. Good news for Paris, the former Lorient player gives his preference to the French club as explained by us.
Yan Diomandé (Leipzig), Maghnes Akliouche (AS Monaco) and many other players in several positions have been linked directly or indirectly to the French champions. This Wednesday, a new lead emerged in defense. The idea would be to have an understudy capable of replacing Nuno Mendes, the indisputable holder of this position. According to information published by A.S.the young Jorge Salinas ticks all the boxes and is popular in the French capital. This 19-year-old central defender (in the Spanish U19 selection) and left-back, who has a versatile profile a bit like Lucas Hernandez, plays for Racing Santander in Liga 2. This season, he participated in 34 matches in all competitions (2,656 minutes), including 31 as a starter.
A talent courted by Europe
It should be noted that he has missed around ten games this season, notably due to a broken jaw. Regarding his statistics, he has not scored a goal. But he delivered 7 assists. His qualities and potential make him a sought-after player. A.S. describes it like this: “he has characteristics similar to those of Sergio Ramos: a strong personality, great ease in duels and a particularly effective aerial game.” Santander is aware of having a talent in its hands and has also set its release clause at €16 million, just to ensure a good sale. It would also be the most expensive transfer in the history of the club according to A.S..
But his price could be reduced to €8 million if certain conditions are met, he who is registered with the RFEF (Spanish federation) as a youth contract. In addition to PSG, which has already come to observe it, big players are also on the Spanish U19 international whose lease officially expires in June 2029. FC Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid, Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen, Bologna, Newcastle and FC Porto are also in the running. Everyone came to supervise him. The battle is therefore on to sign him. A year ago, the player refused a very lucrative offer in Saudi Arabia. This time, there’s a good chance he’ll change his tune. Paris could offer him a nice breath of fresh air.
