It was another very disappointing season for Paris Saint-Germain in 2022-23, taking only their historic 11th French title from the time Christophe Galtier was in charge after the failure of the UEFA Champions League and Coupe de France. The French tactician has been fired from his role at the Parc des Princes and both Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos will leave. Kylian Mbappé couldn’t let this summer go by without making headlines and has indicated to PSG that he has no intention of serving the additional final year of his contract, making him a free agent in 2024. Better news on the income front with Milan Skriniar has been coming over from Inter since January and Real Madrid’s Marco Asensio and Sporting CP’s Manuel Ugarte were about to be officially announced as new signings. Lee Kang In has also been linked with the French capital, while Julian Nagelsmann established himself as the favorite to become head coach but seemingly pulled out. Just your usual summer transfer window in Paris, then…
Julian Nagelsmann withdraws
June 16 — Despite emerging as the early favorite to succeed Christophe Galtier as head coach, Julian Nagelsmann and PSG eventually broke off negotiations. The German tactician and the French champions disagreed on important details and Les Parisiens chose to continue talks with another candidate. Luis Enrique and former PSG midfielder Thiago Motta had been linked to the role in the months leading up to Galtier’s sacking.
Bernardo Silva interest
June 13th — One name high on PSG’s priority list this summer is that of Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva and the Champions League winner is already reportedly the subject of intense bidding by Les Parisiens. In the L’Equipe report, Marco Verratti was mentioned as a possible makeweight in the deal while Gianluigi Donnarumma and Warren Zaire Emery also got their name in the ring.
Lee Kang In
June 13th — On the same day as Mbappé’s unexpected news, French reports that PSG were so close to signing Lee Kang In that the South Korean international had undergone a medical examination. None of the French champions’ summer affairs have been made official yet, but the 22-year-old could join Skriniar, Asensio and Ugarte at the Parc des Princes this summer.
Kylian Mbappe drama
June 13th — Just two days after the Neymar news, it came as a bombshell Mbappé will not extend his stay at PSG beyond 2024 which puts pressure on the club to sell this summer so as not to get rid of him for free. The French superstar insists he is happy to stay in Paris, but dismissed reports that he had discussed a new long-term deal after Real Madrid repositioned itself through president Florentino Perez.
Can Neymar leave for Saudi Arabia?
June 11 — PSG’s next big transfer update came with a Saudi Arabian delegation visiting Paris for the possibility of a summer transfer for the Brazilian superstar. Messi’s choice for Inter Miami in Major League Soccer a few days before opened the door for Neymar to become the new face of the Saudi Pro League project, alongside the likes of Karim Benzema and N’Golo Kante who joined Cristiano Ronaldo in joined the Middle East.
Christophe Galtier fired
June the 6th — Galtier did not get much stay of execution PSG opted to ax the Frenchman just three days after finishing the season against Clermont. His resignation was in the works since UCL and Coupe de France leave and former Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann quickly emerged as the favorite to replace Galtier. The German came close to an immediate recovery with Tottenham Hotspur, but his patience rewarded him with a possible immediate return to the Champions League.
Early moves
5 June — Marco Asensio and Manuel Ugarte have done everything but. Just three days after the end of the Ligue 1 season, PSG sports adviser Luis Campos was busy drafting the summer’s first deals ahead of Skriniar’s arrival. Asensio was taken over from Real as a free agent, while Chelsea and former head coach Mauricio Pochettino were beaten by the signing of Ugarte from Sporting. Both players underwent their medical examination on the same day and it seemed that the Paris revision had got off to a strong start.
Sergio Ramos leaves
June 2nd — Saying goodbye at the same time as Messi was Ramos who PSG confirmed would be leaving just 24 hours after the Messi news. The former Spain international was praised by the club for his time in Paris and thanks for his contribution despite the past two years being far from successful on the field. Like Messi, he went 90 for his final appearance and even managed to open the scoring after 16 minutes.
Lionel Messi says goodbye
1 June — The big news everyone had been preparing for came just before the last Ligue 1 game of the season Galtier confirmed that Messi would play his last game at PSG at home in Clermont. The Frenchman probably knew it would be his own farewell too, but the legendary Argentine’s final performance at Parc des Princes was the big story and it ended in due fashion as the champions took a two-goal lead to lose 3-2 from their center table. visitors.
Statement by Kylian Mbappe
the 28th of May — PSG’s transfer window looked set to get off to a quiet start when Mbappe announced while collecting his final UNFP Best Player award for the 22-23 season that he would stay for the 23-24 campaign. Two weeks later that’s now in doubt, but PSG had just sealed their Ligue 1 title defense at the time and the France international was yet to upset Les Parisiens’ plans. Messi was absent to watch Barcelona’s Coldplay and contemplate his future, while the club was still dealing with the shocking news that goalkeeper Sergio Rico had been seriously injured in a horse riding accident.