Warren Zaire-Emery is one of the rare Titis from Paris Saint-Germain to have made his mark in the first team. The young midfielder is only 20 years old, but he has already played 187 matches (11 goals, 14 assists), in all competitions, with the capital club. And last season, he was able to put an end to a bad patch of several months to once again become the young Titi capable of fighting for a place in Luis Enrique’s starting lineup.
The native of Montreuil did even better than that. After regaining his place in the midfield and his explosiveness, he provided a very high-level interim role at right back when Achraf Hakimi injured his ankle. A versatility that has made WZE highly appreciated by his coach. Excellent on the pitch, Zaire-Emery was also excellent in his mentality. Very efficient and an irremovable starter throughout last season, particularly in the Champions League, Titi was relegated to the substitutes’ bench by the returning Fabian Ruiz during the C1 final won against Arsenal.
WZE feels good at PSG
Such a striking choice which even pushed Luis Enrique to apologize after PSG’s second consecutive European coronation. “I would like to point out one thing: I was very unfair today to Warren as coach. He deserved to play in this final. He did everything. He showed his personality, he accepted my decision”. An event that the main person concerned had taken with philosophy. “The frustration of not having started as a starter? Yes, you know, those are the coach’s choices, that’s his formula. We can’t blame him. He won, that’s how it is. It’s true that at the time, I was a little frustrated, but when you see the team winning, and everything going well, you can only be happy. I had fun getting on the field and playing for this team.”.
Since then, a question has started to come up quite often. Will Warren Zaire-Emery eventually tire of his role as a Swiss army knife which often ends up giving way to the incumbents? Under contract until 2029, WZE is not (yet) in a contractual situation requiring Paris to decide. And in any case, the player’s entourage was very clear about his intentions in the columns of The Team. Zaire-Emery is not thinking about a future far from the Parc des Princes. “No, not right now. Warren loves Paris too much to think about leaving. He has 187 professional matches at the age of 20, and 13 caps for the French team, few clubs could have offered him such playing time.” It’s said.
