According to Western media donbalon, Paris is ready to buy back the youth star Nkunku, who was previously abandoned, as a stand-in for Mbappe after leaving the team. Meanwhile, Paris are interested in bringing in Lazio midfielder Milinkovic, and veteran Di Maria is on the clean-up list.
Mbappe's departure looks like an arrow in the pan, and Paris is trying to persuade the French star to stay, but they are also making second-hand preparations. Paris are interested in buying back veteran Nkunku, the French star who currently plays at the Leipzig RB. Nkunku, 24, rose to fame earlier than Mbappe and made his debut in the Paris first team before he was 18 years old. However, Nkunku did not gain a foothold, and in the summer of 2019, Paris sent him to Leipzig for 13 million.
In Leipzig, Nkunku's progress has been evident, with he has scored 25 goals and assisted 23 times in 37 games this season, including a hat-trick in the Champions League match against Manchester City. Nkunku is a Parisian academy and is arguably a perfect stand-in for Mbappe.
Nkunku's value has skyrocketed, with Leipzig asking for 7,500, and Paris is willing to pay for it, and they need to compete with giants such as Manchester United and Bayern. From the player's point of view, Nkunku is willing to return to the parent team Paris to prove that they were wrong to let them go in the first place.
Meanwhile, Vernadumu, who joined last summer, is expected to leave the squad and Paris are poised to fill the midfield. Paris have met Milinkovic, the Lazio star who is the top midfielder in Serie A, making 37 appearances this season, scoring 8 goals and assisting 10 times. At the age of 27, Mirin had a strong desire to go to a higher stage, and Lazio had no intention of putting too many obstacles in his way. According to the report, Lazio's asking price for Mirin is 70 million, and Paris hopes to control it at about 60 million, and there is little disagreement between the two sides.
On the other side, Di Maria entered the Paris cleanup list. Di Maria joined Paris in the summer of 2015 and has been with the team for almost seven years now, having been the team's main attacker. Now, Di Maria is 34 years old and his form has slipped badly this season, scoring just three goals in 24 games. Without speed, Di Maria looked old on the pitch, dragging the team's offensive rhythm.
Di Maria's salary is high, his contract is still 4 months away, and coupled with the recent downturn, Paris has changed its previous thinking and does not plan to renew her contract. Di Maria's next stop could be back in La Liga, with Atletico Madrid and Sevilla interested in him. Paris are looking for a stand-in for Di Maria, with Lyon's Brazilian star Paquetta as an option, with players worth around $60 million.