by Luis Enrique opened the door to a move in the Premier League for Gianluigi Donnarumma after having dropped him off from the Paris Saint-Germain team for the Super Cup, saying that he needs a goalkeeper with different qualities and leaving the Italian captain “disappointed and discouraged”.
Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea were all linked to movements for Donnarumma, which shone during the triumphant race of the PSG Champions League last season. The Ligue 1 winners seem to have signed his replacement in the highly classified Lucas Chevalier, who joined Lille last week. Luis Enrique stressed that the decision to leave Donnarumma behind her and put an end to his PSG career was technical.
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“These are still difficult decisions to make,” he said. “I can certainly talk about Gigi because he is one of the best players in his position, without a doubt. He is even better as a person. We are looking for a goalkeeper profile that is different from Donnarumma. It is always difficult to make the decision in this type of situations. My decision is a decision that was made, it was supported by my club.”
Donnarumma offered his own perspective in an Instagram publication which suggested that the point of view of his manager was not shared. “Unfortunately, someone decided that I could no longer be part of the group and contribute to the success of the team,” reads in a section. “I am disappointed and discouraged. I hope I have the opportunity to look at the fans on the park of princes in my eyes once again and to say goodbye as it should be done. If it does not happen, I want you to know that your support and your affection mean the world for me and I will never forget it.”
Even if Luis Enrique seemed to be involved that Donnarumma’s ability on the ball was to improve, a clamor for the 26-year-old services is expected in England and beyond. He made 74 appearances for his country, winning Euro 2020, and won four Ligue 1 titles since he joined AC Milan PSG in 2021. The Premier League clubs will be on high alert for a player who entered the last year of his contract and could be available at a reduced price.
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“If we are champions of Europe, we owe him a lot,” said PSG captain Marquinhos. “It is part of this story and will always be. We are so proud of what he has done, we thank him from the bottom of our hearts. We do not know if it remains or goes again and if it remains, we welcome it with open arms. ”
PSG hopes to safeguard their Inter debate in Munich by beating the winners of the Europa League, Tottenham. They added to their defensive ranks by signing Ilia Zabarnyi, the Ukrainian central defender, from Bournemouth for a first 54.5 million pounds sterling.
The 22 -year -old joined Bournemouth in January 2023 with Dynamo kyiv and played 86 appearances for the Premier League team. “I am very happy to join Paris Saint-Germain, the best club in the world, with the best project,” he said on the club’s website. “I’m here to give everything I have on the ground and I can’t wait to make my debut and meet the fans.”
Bournemouth pushed to sign the central defender of Lille Bafodé Diakité as a replacement of Zabarnyi and generated nearly 150 million pounds of the sales of defenders this summer, with Milos Kerkez and Dean Huijsen joining Liverpool and Real Madrid respectively.
