Recruited in the summer of 2025 to take the place of Gianluigi Donnarumma sent to Manchester City, Lucas Chevalier failed to win in front of the Paris Saint-Germain cage. After six months, the French international ended up losing his starting place to Matvey Safonov. But the Russian goalkeeper does not necessarily convince everyone and some hope to see Lucas Chevalier again.
With his unacademic style, Matvey Safonov still fails to win all the votes. And if he fully participated in last year’s good Parisian season, notably winning a second Champions League, the goalkeeper is still sometimes capable of making mistakes. This was particularly the case last Friday during PSG’s defeat against Monaco (1-2).
Enough to relaunch the debates on the identity of PSG’s number one goalkeeper. According to Pierre Ménès, a return to business for Lucas Chevalier should be considered. This is what the observer said on his YouTube channel on Monday. “After a few mistakes, (Lucas) Chevalier has definitely lost his place. I find that a little unfair. And maybe if
(Matvey) Safonov continues to concede two goals per game, as has been the case since the start of the season, maybe at some point Lucas will get his chance again. »
Lucas Chevalier continues to believe in it
Anticipating certain reactions to his remarks, Pierre Ménès added. “I’m not saying that because Chevalier is French and Safonov is Russian, I don’t really care about that. I consider that Safonov is not a sufficient goalkeeper for the size of a club like PSG, even if we must also recognize that PSG won the Champions League with Safonov in front of goal. »
In the meantime, it’s still the Krasnodar native who is number one in Luis Enrique’s mind, while Lucas Chevalier continues to hope he can one day reverse the trend.
