He had promised to make a big assessment of the PSG transfer window at the end of the summer market and it did not fail. This Thursday, at a press conference before the meeting between PSG and AS Monaco, Luis Enrique spoke at length about the Paris transfer window. A transfer window which was notably marked by the departures of Bradley Barcola, Ibrahim Mbaye, Gonçalo Ramos and Kang-in Lee and which saw Mika Godts, Ferran Torres, Lucas Digne and Maghnès Akliouche join the reigning double European champion. And with these movements, the Spanish technician seemed satisfied since he wanted to warmly thank his management.
“The assessment that I can make is that we had an exceptional transfer window, for me, without a doubt. I think the president, the management with Luis Campos have done an incredible job. I am very happy. I can give a little introduction on the subject. I want to highlight the players who left: Ramos, Lee, Barcola and Mbaye. They have been very important in winning trophies over the last two years; I wish them the best. It was necessary because we needed to reenergize the team in terms of ambition. It was an exceptional transfer window. We are happy to start the season with this number of players. I can say that I am happy, afterward you have to know that the adaptation time, the level that they will give to the team. When we started the second year, everyone had doubts about the recruits. But afterwards, the result arrived and we could see the level they gave. We bought the players we wanted. It’s important to see their faces, to see their ambitions to play for PSG. Now there are rules of financial fair play and you have to know how to sell, not just buy. We are one of the best teams in Europe on and off the pitch.he first launched into the team’s overall transfer window before mentioning the departure that got people talking: that of Bradley Barcola.
Barcola’s departure was inevitable
And here again, the former La Roja coach considered that it was necessary for the different parties to move forward. “For Bradley Barcola, it’s a different case because he grew enormously in Paris after we took him from OL. He made the team grow a lot with his performances and his wish was to have more weight in terms of playing time. I couldn’t guarantee him that. In the end, I think everyone wins from this situation. I accept it and wish him the best. He wanted to leave because he wanted to be more important, but I can’t give that to any player; you have to earn that in training and matches. He was important, he’s a loved player, the players love him, he’s an incredible person. I only spoke positive things with him. He still had 2 years left on his contract, but we accepted that and we wish him the best. It will be normal in the future for players to leave while being important and we have to accept that.”
The profile of the former Lyonnais, who excels in reaching deep, will probably be missed by PSG even if Luis Enrique felt that with the latest recruits, the Parisians had other weapons. “It’s different because Bradley is different and we took advantage of that very well in the way we played. I’m happy with our three players in the attack line. The three of them play everywhere on the attacking front (Godts, Akliouche, Ferran Torres), it will be important this season. When I see what they are already showing in training, I am happy. But we shouldn’t compare because we never know what will happen.” This is clear and also confirms that Luis Enrique walks hand in hand with his management on all sporting decisions.
