PSG 2023/24 – Team Analysis

PSG had a transfer window for the ages, bringing in manager Luis Enrique and lots of quality players. Let’s have a closer look at the Parisians’ transfers, squad and possible starting 11 for the 2023/24 season!

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Transfers

Arrivals

Randal Kolo Muani	Centre-Forward	24	France	Eintracht Frankfurt	€95.00m
Gonçalo Ramos	Centre-Forward	22	Portugal	Benfica	€80.00m*
Manuel Ugarte	Defensive Midfield	22	Uruguay	Sporting CP	€60.00m
Ousmane Dembélé	Right Winger	26	France	FC Barcelona	€50.00m
Lucas Hernández	Centre-Back	27	France	Bayern Munich	€45.00m
Bradley Barcola	Right Winger	20	France	Olympique Lyon	€45.00m
Kang-in Lee	Attacking Midfield	22	South Korea	RCD Mallorca	€22.00m
Xavi Simons	Attacking Midfield	20	Netherlands	PSV Eindhoven	€4.00m
Milan Skriniar	Centre-Back	28	Slovakia	Inter Milan	€0m
Marco Asensio	Right Winger	27	Spain	Real Madrid	€0m
Arnau Tenas	Goalkeeper	22	Spain	FC Barcelona Atlètic	€0m
Cher Ndour	Central Midfield	18	Italy	SL Benfica B	€0m

A huge summer transfer window for PSG. The Parisians practically bought a new attacking lineup, with keeping Kylian Mbappe as well. They have added some serious talent in Ousmane Dembele, Kolo Muani, Goncalo Ramos and Bradley Barcola. The defense will also look completely changed, as Ugarte is added as new CDM, while Lucas Hernandez and Skriniar will play at the back.

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Notable departures

Neymar	Left Winger	31	Brazil	Al-Hilal	€90.00m
Abdou Diallo	Centre-Back	27	Senegal	Al-Arabi SC	€15.00m
El Chadaille Bitshiabu	Centre-Back	18	France	RB Leipzig	€15.00m
Mauro Icardi	Centre-Forward	30	Argentina	Galatasaray	€10.00m
Georginio Wijnaldum	Central Midfield	32	Netherlands	Al-Ettifaq FC	€8.00m
Junior Dina Ebimbe	Central Midfield	22	Cameroon	Eintracht Frankfurt	€6.50m
Leandro Paredes	Defensive Midfield	29	Argentina	AS Roma	€2.50m
Renato Sanches	Central Midfield	25	Portugal	AS Roma	€1.00m*
Djeidi Gassama	Left Winger	19	France	Sheffield Wednesday	€1.00m
Lionel Messi	Right Winger	36	Argentina	Inter Miami CF	€0m
Timothée Pembélé	Right-Back	20	France	Sunderland AFC	€0m
Xavi Simons	Attacking Midfield	20	Netherlands	RB Leipzig	loan transfer
Juan Bernat	Left-Back	30	Spain	SL Benfica	loan transfer
Sergio Ramos	Centre-Back	37	Spain	Sevilla	€0m

Lionel Messi and Neymar both left the club after less than successful stints. Paredes and Renato both joined Roma. Icardi transfered permanently to Galatasaray.

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Squad

Manager: Luis Enrique

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CRC	Keylor Navas
2	DF	MAR	Achraf Hakimi
3	DF	FRA	Presnel Kimpembe (3rd-captain)
4	MF	URU	Manuel Ugarte
5	DF	BRA	Marquinhos (captain)
6	MF	ITA	Marco Verratti
7	FW	FRA	Kylian Mbappé (4th-captain)
8	MF	ESP	Fabián Ruiz
9	FW	POR	Gonçalo Ramos (on loan from Benfica)
10	FW	FRA	Ousmane Dembélé
11	MF	ESP	Marco Asensio
15	MF	POR	Danilo Pereira (vice-captain)
16	GK	ESP	Sergio Rico
17	MF	POR	Vitinha
19	MF	KOR	Lee Kang-in
21	DF	FRA	Lucas Hernandez
23	FW	FRA	Randal Kolo Muani
25	DF	POR	Nuno Mendes
26	DF	FRA	Nordi Mukiele
27	MF	ITA	Cher Ndour
28	MF	ESP	Carlos Soler
29	FW	FRA	Bradley Barcola
30	GK	FRA	Alexandre Letellier
32	DF	FRA	Layvin Kurzawa
33	MF	FRA	Warren Zaïre-Emery
37	DF	SVK	Milan Škriniar
44	FW	FRA	Hugo Ekitike
80	GK	ESP	Arnau Tenas
99	GK	ITA	Gianluigi Donnarumma

Kylian Mbappe decided to stay at PSG. This fact is way more important than any transfer. Luis Enrique has a huge squad at his disposal. Lots of options in all areas of the field.

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Possible Starting 11

PSG have lots of options in defense and we can expect Nuno Mendes playing often as left back. Lucas Hernandez is also comfortable at CB, so we can expect some rotation between him, Skriniar and Marquinhos. Hakimi is the starting RB, but they do employ Nordi Mukiele as well.

The midfield is a question mark, as Vitinha and Ugarte look set to start most matches, however youngster Warren Zaire-Emery seems to be getting a lot of chances at RCM. Kang-in Lee, Cher Ndour, Fabian Ruiz, Carlos Soler and Danilo Pereira are all options here.

The attack is simply stelar, isn’t it. Kylian Mbappe looks set to start at LW. For the striker position, we have both Kolo Muani and Goncalo Ramos, while Ousmane Dembele looks to be the main RW. Subs include talented Bradley Barcola and Marco Asensio.