One season after Messi joined, the Argentine gang in Paris faces dissolution.
Mbappe speaks fluent Spanish with a slight Argentinian accent. It is not surprising that the Paris Saint-Germain dressing room has always been indispensable to Argentines, from the earlier Pastore, Ravitch, Di Maria, to the later Lo Celso, Icardi, Paredes, and Pochettino's Argentine coaching staff. The last to join was the most famous Argentine player: Messi.
However, just one season after Messi joined, Mbappe may leave and the Argentine gang is facing dissolution. At a time when Paris Saint-Germain was just one step away from the Ligue 1 title, the team newspaper discussed the prospects of three Argentine players besides Messi.
Di Maria's contract expires on June 30. He himself had hoped to extend his career in Paris, knowing that he had been playing for Paris Saint-Germain since 2015 and was an important veteran. However, the Paris management was not enthusiastic about fulfilling his wishes.
The key reason is the state of Di Maria. So far in 2022, Di Maria has only started 5 times in all competitions, of course, there are special background reasons, one is that Pochettino pays more attention to the combination of Neymar Mbappe-Messi, Neymar immediately after recovering from injury to make Di Maria a substitute for important games, and second, Di Maria has also missed several injuries.
From a state point of view, Di Maria has never provided a performance this season that proves that he has a super decisive ability, and he has made many mistakes, in addition to shooting, he has also been eaten raw by the opponent in defense. In paris against Marseille, he did not play at all, and Pochettino preferred to let Icardi play, a crucial move that showed that Di Maria had fallen to the third option.
Di Maria didn't play against Marseille, Icardi came off the bench and then proved how he didn't work, how he wasn't in shape.
Now Icardi is a bit like Paris Saint-Germain's negative assets, but he didn't feel that way at the beginning of the season, but now everyone has forgotten that Icardi had a period of great form at the beginning of the season, scoring 3 goals in 5 games.
However, after that, he was clearly attracted and disturbed by the problems of his private life. His game was more like happening on social networks, with his wife freaking out on his own, Icardi saving the field, and finally Icardi shutting down social networks. But things don't seem to be over, and his wife Wanda herself shakes out new material from time to time.
The quarrel between Icardi and Wanda outside the Paris Saint-Germain parking lot was seen by many. Although the two of them had finished sending off the children together and the training had not yet begun, it was really a bit too indifferent to bring the family affairs to the club. Later, the treatment of the Paris management also made the fans dissatisfied, and Icardi took 3 days off to return to Milan to chase Wanda, and the club agreed. The marriage was indeed salvaged, although it is not known whether it was temporary or not, but the paris club, which was particularly enlightened, did not save a player's status.
Since last December, Icardi has only scored two goals, one in a 1-1 draw with Lorient in Paris, and the other in a French Cup match with an amateur team before that match, where Icardi scored a penalty.
Icardi actually enjoyed his time in Paris. He cheated on actress Xena Suarez at a luxury hotel in Paris owned by Qatar, where Paris players enjoyed significant discounts, despite the fact that Icardi wasn't the only one who took people there to open a room.
But Paris Saint-Germain really can't afford to be enjoyed like this by the players, they want to get rid of Icardi and make him a target for sale, but Icardi is not in a hurry to leave, and his contract will not end until June 2024.
Paris Saint-Germain's attitude toward Paredes was not too clear. He has a year left on his contract and it is valuable to stay, and Paredes does play well at times, such as the combination of Verratti in some key matches that can be seen as the most skilled midfield partner in Paris. But his form is also not stable enough, and he has not proven that he is worth the 47 million euros that Paris paid for him in 2019.
There is no suspense in the league victory, the cup is out early, so Paris Saint-Germain is now urging the 27-year-old Paredes to complete the pubic surgery early. Part of the reason behind this is that if a club makes a good offer for Paredes this summer, Paris Saint-Germain will not rule out selling it, although they have rejected Tottenham Before. And if you want to sell him, he must be healthy, don't have problems in the physical examination.
Paredes' value in the dressing room also embarrassed the Paris management. On the one hand, his presence is a guarantee of Greater Peace of Mind for Messi. Paredes is Messi's sweet little brother, saddled up, and he is not only intimate Messi, but the whole South American gang likes him. But on the other hand, paris Saint-Germain's French gang hated him, believing that Paredes was not only a licking dog, but also a guard dog with a heart for the heart, which made the atmosphere in the dressing room easy to split.
Paredes himself is more concerned about the future than whether he can play. It's something he'll seriously consider at the end of the season and he can find his next home in the Premier League. If he feels his position in Paris lacks guarantees and will affect his position in Argentina at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, he will be more inclined to leave.
Wen | Wang Qinbo
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