I think they struggle to attract a big name now that isn't a free contract. No young big name players can be seeing Mbappe leave, see what happened to Neymar since he went there, the huge slide of Messi and want to be part of it. They will always attract mercenaries like your Icardi's and maybe a Lukaku.
It's the most talented and balanced but somehow the worst.
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. If this is even close to true, it'd be the biggest Rage quit in all of football.First Roman then Qatar, dawn of a new day?Would be hilarious if they did sell
Why would that be hilarious? They will sell at some point and the after WC will open that window which is what was expected/rumoured.Would be hilarious if they did sell
Because they will be utterly screwed. If quatar pull out so does the oil money. No chance they could afford to pay their current squad without that money. Back to mediocrity they go!
PSG are a big french club and produce a lot of talent. The only reason they were mediocre under Colony Capital is because they were among the worst owners in sport.
If PSG even remotely focuses on their youth academy and have a solid plan in place for development, the money won't be an issue. They let go of so many players who wound up being stars if they had been given a little patience, Paris is one of the most fertile lands in the world for football talent. I think QSI did a tremendous job in some areas, but their success has really been turning this club into a commercial one, but not an actual football club.
The commercialization of the club is actually the best part of QSI and why I don't think that you should worry. Where they failed it's when it comes to understand that they purchased a club that has a very good academy and that they could have spent less by simply building depth with the academy and purchase a few potential stars or even accomplished ones. Instead they purchased bang average Ligue 1 level players for big money.
Why would they dig themselves a bigger hole than the one they're already in?
Then you are severely mistaken. All their star players would of course leave but to say psg would go back to mediocrity is not true at all. If they just focus on their academy only they would be contenders for trophies every year based on that alone. The biggest mistake the Qataris have done is to let go the amount of talent from Paris and focusing on signing up these star studded players.
I agree plus they have the added benefit of being a huge city with no other big teams in it to compete for those youngsters. London, Madrid, Milan, Manchester are all big cities (Manchester not so much) that produce great talent but have at least 2 teams fighting for them.
None of Pavard, Varane and Lucas Hernandez are from Ile de France. But the list of current players formed at PSG that are good enough for PSG includes Ferland Mendy, Coman, Rabiot, Kimpembe, Areola, Diaby, Nkunku, Tanguy Kouassi, Odsonne Edouard, Kalimuendo, Maignan, Guendouzi, Zagadou, Adli or Aouchiche.
My bad. You are right on that. Knew there are more players, good you have listed them. Plus there are some French African players too like mahrez coming from in and around Paris.
Lucas Hernandez is born in Marseille and grew up in Madrid.
Yep I got that badly wrong. Thanks. Edited my post accordingly.
I don't think that it will hurt them one bit in terms of image. Keep in mind that even if you were to only talk about brazilian players PSG had the likes of Leonardo, Valdo, Rai and Ronaldinho. The only question about the post QSI era is whether the new owners will be competent.
Barcelona kind of did that when they were dominating Europe with a 80% La Masia team. Ofcouse, PSG are hardly likely to find the equivalents of Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Pique, Valdes and Pedro in their academy, no matter how good it is.
As you say yourself a freak accident also their academy doesn't have the pedigree of barca.
No. Galtier is the chosen one for PSG not Mourinho. Talksport sources lied!
