The landscape has changed. In just a few days, PSG has shifted from a club “confident in its youth” to a team in a state of maximum alert. Hakimi is out for an extended period, Dembélé is injured again, Mendes is slowed down, Doué is in treatment, Barcola is on the brink of breaking down… Paris has no choice: they must recruit. Now.
The abrupt turn of PSG… forced by injuries. Last summer, Luis Enrique defended his idea: a reduced squad, without backups, with the club’s youth to fill the gaps. A tempting philosophy… until reality hit hard. Today, the locker room is decimated and management has switched to a completely different plan: the winter transfer window must repair the damage.
The new strategy: three mandatory reinforcements
According to information from Foot Mercato, Paris has set its battle plan for January. The club wants to recruit:
– a defender capable of playing in multiple positions,
– an experienced midfielder to stabilize the team,
– a winger to compensate for the repeated injuries.
In other words, exactly the positions that Paris should have reinforced last summer.
Current priority: Éric Garcia
L’Équipe revealed that the first file opened is that of Éric Garcia. The Barça defender, who can play both centrally and on the right side, ticks all the boxes for Luis Enrique. Out of contract in 2026, financially accessible, valued for his ball distribution: Paris is already in discussions for an arrival as early as January.
An unforgiving reality
PSG had convinced itself that it could go an entire season relying on its youth. But Hakimi’s injury turned everything upside down: without depth, a team eventually collapses. And Paris is dangerously approaching that point. January will therefore be decisive, because this time, PSG cannot afford to make mistakes.
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