It's a barely believable story. Only the formalization of the loan of Randal Kolo Muani to Juventus was missing to complete this file. As we indicated to you, all parties had agreed on the paid loan but without an option to purchase the player, who himself arrived in Italy two days ago. He successfully passed his medical examination yesterday and Thiago Motta even said at a press conference this Friday that he hoped to be able to include him in his group for the AC Milan reception this Saturday. Except that a very essential detail slipped into the deal.
The reality is quite simple. PSG has already reached its quota of players loaned abroad, limited to six. Xavi Simons was sold to RB Leipzig, Carlos Soler plays at West Ham, Nordi Mukiele wears the Bayer Leverkusen jersey, while Renato Sanches returned to his training club, Benfica. Cher Ndour plays for Besiktas and Juan Bernat returned to Spain, to Villarreal. While the rule allowed 7 players to be loaned last season to other countries, FIFA limited it to 6 players on July 1, 2024. PSG is stuck.
PSG and Juventus remain hopeful
Solutions exist to remedy this major setback. Everyone still remains hopeful, affirming that a solution should be found as soon as possible. The loan of one of the players mentioned above should be canceled, but this loan must be without a purchase option for legal reasons. Only Mukiele, Ndour and Bernat are in this case. They do not have a purchase option in the contract agreed with the clubs which host them. Another possibility is that one of the purchase options available to the other loanees is exercised by the end of this transfer window.
It is the Italian press which reveals this big stone in the shoe. On the side of the PSG management, however, we assure that this detail had been anticipated. It is for this season that she remains confident. It is rather Juventus who would put the pressure on to close the arrival of Randal Kolo Muani as quickly as possible and be able to benefit from his qualities. It's still a big problem to resolve, and what's more urgently. Finding an agreement with one of the loaned players, and the club concerned, will not be easy, even if Juan Bernat, for example, plays very little for Villarreal.
