Luis Enrique after a match v Marocco

'LUCHO', VERY CLOSE TO SIGNING

The 'cases' Neymar and Mbappé, Luis Enrique's first big challenge at PSG

Published:19/06/2023 - 23:24h

Updated:19/06/2023 - 23:24h

Luis Enrique will sign his contract with Paris Saint-Germain in the next few days. Nasser Al-Khelaïfi has chosen the Asturian as the ideal to rescue PSG's Qatari sports project and his first big challenge will be the relationship with Neymar and Mbappé

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The signing of Luis Enrique by Paris Saint-Germain supposes a big challenge for the Asturian trainer. Although the club follows having a powerful staff, the ex technician of the FC Barcelona will have to recover a changing room that finish broken the 2022/23 and where the doubts on the future of Neymar Jr. And Kylian Mbappé are the main headaches of the directive that chairs Nasser To the-Khelaïfi.

The club is fed up of the continuous injuries and the controversial social life of the Brazilian, whereas with the Frenchman his intention to leave in 2024 neither has fallen at all well in the administration qatarí. Thus, the PSG bets by 'Struggle', a technician with sufficient character and path for lidiar with the Parisian figures. In this sense, the Spanish trusts to have his main figures in the 2023/24 to recover the regularity that has allowed them trascend in Europe.

The first mission of Luis Enrique: Recover to Neymar

With 'I Struggle', Neymar reached his best version in the Barça between 2014 and 2017. The one of Mogi give Cruzes left good numbers in the 2022/23 (18 goals and 17 assistances in 29 parties), but went back to lesionarse just before the decisive stretch of the season. Thus, the ex seleccionador Spanish has to ensure that 'Ney' go back to train to tope all the season to avoid his recurrent physical problems.

And it is that, in the last years, the extreme of 31 years always 'slacken' when arriving the month of February. The Carnival and the birthday of his sister finish leaving sequelas, something that the technical body that lead the Spanish can not follow allowing. No in vain, To the-Khelaïfi has put to the 'crack' in the market, but his very high wage and questionable physical state have reduced the quantity of offers. With agreement until 2025, this can be the last big opportunity of Neymar to triumph with Paris.

Luis Enrique also can have the future of Mbappé in his hands

On the other hand, Nasser To the-Khelaïfi trusts that Luis Enrique will be able to convince to Mbappé to remain . The '7' has questioned openly his doubts on the future of the sportive project Parisian and, with the arrival of the Spanish technician, the managerial wants to show him that the team has with what go to by the Champions. Kylian Has agreement until 2025, but can leave the next year if descarta renew.

For the moment, the PSG has fichado to Mario Ugarte, Marco Asensio and Milan Skriniar. Also it is when falling the acquisition of Kang In Lee, whereas Bernardo Silva and Harry Kane are still in the radar of the directive. In the midfield there are doubts on the continuity of Fabián Ruiz and Marco Verratti, two footballers to which 'Struggle' will have to decide if preserve or no during the pre-season.

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