PSG's post-Mbappe shopping list revealed

Stuart Telford

• 18 Feb 2024 12:48 GMT
• 3 min read

Paris Saint-Germain are moving quickly to assuage the loss of Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid, with three players rising to the top of their summer transfer wish list.

Mbappe informed PSG that he would be leaving on a free transfer at the end of the season, and Real have already handed the French superstar a contract to sign, according to transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano.

Whilst PSG won't receive a transfer fee for a player valued at €122.5 million by FootballTransfers' in-house algorithm, they will shed around €200m from their wage bill, and Nasser Al-Khelaifi has deep pockets anyway.

The Ligue 1 champions are expected to spend big next summer, and Téléfoot have outlined who they will look to acquire.

"Lille defender Leny Yoro will be a target next summer, even if PSG will have to battle with a certain Real Madrid to sign the young talent," they posted to their official account on X (formerly Twitter).

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Yoro, Osimhen and Bernardo

"They are also working on experienced world-class players. Napoli's Victor Osimhen is closely followed. Another potential avenue is Bernardo Silva, who already agreed to join Paris last season before being retained by Pep Guardiola at Manchester City."

Of the three, Osimhen is the most direct replacement for Mbappe, the Nigerian having fired Napoli to their first Serie A title in 33 years last season with a league-high 26 goals.

Bernardo's skill-set is well, known - a midfield schemer who can occupy more than one position - whilst Yoro is a prodigious 18-year-old centre-back at Lille is already valued at €17m by FootballTransfers.

Osimhen has a release clause between €120m and €130m, while City previously demanded €80m for Bernardo, who is under contract until 2026.

The former has been tipped for a move to the Premier League over Paris, but it is clear PSG plan to spend big once Mbappe's has left for Madrid.