Faithful to its new recruitment policy, Paris Saint-Germain remains on the lookout to attract promising young players. The capital club, for example, fell for Sporting Portugal winger Geovany Quenda. And this despite its recent extension accompanied by a high release clause.
It will take more to cool Paris Saint-Germain. At the end of the summer transfer window, the reigning French champion faced a refusal for Geovany Quenda. The Ile-de-France management seemed ready to bet the 45 million euros of its release clause. But the Sporting Portugal winger prioritized his discussions with a view to an extension. The trend was then confirmed as the young talent extended until 2027, with a departure clause now set at 100 million euros.
PSG has competition
Apparently, the amount does not seem to keep Paris Saint-Germain or the other courtiers announced in Europe away. We are talking in particular about the two Manchester clubs, United and City, as well as RB Leipzig in Germany. Everyone dreams of obtaining the signature of Geovany Quenda, who this season became the youngest scorer in the history of Sporting Portugal at 17 years, 5 months and 27 days. He thus dethroned the legend Simão Sabrosa (17 years, 6 months and 16 days) and was ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo (17 years, 8 months and 3 days). So unsurprisingly, his agent Igor Campedelli takes pleasure in raising the stakes.
« It is impossible today to make predictions about its future even if, especially in the transfer market, we must never forget that nothing is impossiblethe representative told Tuttosport. Interest from Juventus Turin? All the greats in Europe, abroad or in Italy, were interested in him before signing his first professional contract at the age of 16. At that time, Geovany, in agreement with his family, wanted to give continuity to his relationship with Sporting. He preferred the “romantic” side to the purely economic aspect. » A parameter which could benefit Manchester United, future club of its coach Ruben Amorim.