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It took a while but Paris Saint-Germain have come to life this summer after the confirmation of Luis Enrique’s arrival as head coach after replacing Christophe Galtier. Moves for Milan Skriniar, Marco Asensio, Manuel Ugarte, Lee Kang-In and Cher Ndour were lined up before the Spanish tactician was unveiled.
The signings of Lucas Hernandez and Xavi Simons have since followed with the Netherlands international allowed to follow El Chadaille Bitshiabu to RB Leipzig on loan. Luis Enrique has a new-look squad compared with the one predecessor Galtier had with Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos notable departures since last season.
However, Neymar remains at Parc des Princes despite the French champions’ desire to move on from the Brazilian superstar while Kylian Mbappe is reluctant to pledge his future to PSG and is reportedly up for sale. So, is this Parisien squad better than the one which failed spectacularly last campaign and barely got a historic 11th French title over the line after UEFA Champions League and Coupe de France failure?
Here’s what to know about the new additions:
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Manuel Ugarte
PSG’s biggest summer expenditure so far at around $67 million is Ugarte who arrives from Sporting CP as the latest example of sporting advisor Luis Campos looking to his native Portugal for the best business. The Uruguay international midfielder will be a new option in the middle as Luis Enrique works out whether he wants to continue with the 3-4-3 system that Galtier tried to implement or stick with his preferred possession-based 4-3-3 style. Ugarte, on paper, is an all-action defensive midfielder which should give the position the sort of bite that it has been missing for some time alongside Marco Verratti’s technical mastery. Much will depend upon them being a pairing or part of a trio, but Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz are interesting additional pieces to have around them.
Lee Kang-In
Arguably one of PSG’s…
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