This week, Borussia Dortmund formalized the signing of Thomas Meunier from Paris Saint-Germain.
This departure, awaited for several weeks in the capital, will force PSG to recruit a right lateral to the transfer window. Several names have already filtered, such as those of Hamari Traoré (Rennes) or even of Adam Marusic (Lazio Rome). Two tracks that are still current according to L’Equipe, which indicates that Leonardo has indeed learned about the defender from Rennes and the Serb of Lazio. But the national daily brought a very interesting additional clarification by indicating that Paris Saint-Germain was not closed to the idea of recruiting two players for the position of right back …
Two reinforcements on the right, none in the axis?
“The sports director of PSG does not rule out recruiting two players to this position. With the departure of Meunier, the capital’s club now has only one true right-back, the young Colin Dagba » recalls the media. If Paris Saint-Germain were to recruit two players to the position of right defender, it could also mean that Thilo Kehrer will be considered 100% as an alternative to Marquinhos and Kimpembe in the center. In other words, PSG could not recruit any additional central defender despite the departures of Tanguy Kouassi and Thiago Silva, but offer two side right. A choice which will not fail to surprise certain observers, but which can be judicious provided of course not to be mistaken as for the profiles of the players chosen to fill the departure of Thomas Meunier. Above all, Leonardo’s primary desire is to recruit smart, with low transfer fees and more reasonable wages than those distributed in the past…
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