So if there is one thing missing in PSG’s offensive, it’s a real hit. Mbappe is almost never injured and of course set, Messi is also almost never injured and therefore of course also set. Also, you can say that he hasn’t reached the superhuman level from Barcelona, but I think it’s a bold thesis that he hasn’t arrived yet. Even in a “weak” last season, he contributed 21 scorers in 26 league games… and that’s quite apart from the fact that he’s currently turning up the heat in conjunction with Neymar and scored twice on the first matchday. Neymar in particular seemed incredibly enthusiastic in the preparation and started the season with full force! Yes, this is often injured, but still has an absolute regular place guarantee and rightly so!
So I really don’t know what you mean by a banger.. I understand by a banger a caliber à la Salah, de Bruyne, Sterling or Vini and none of these will voluntarily sit on the bench at Paris.
Quite apart from that, I agree with you that it is often difficult to assess and integrate talent in large clubs. A lot is expected right away and there is hardly any room for error. You get a role in a finished system and have to deliver.. that’s not easy at 20 and even at 29 and as a finished star (see Lukaku) and yet it’s remarkable with what ease and at what pleasant prices they give up their talents. Getting an Ekitiké who snapped 10 booths last year and benching him but a Kalimuendo who is exactly the same age, has more Ligue 1 experience and scored more goals and even comes from his own youth for ridiculous 20! To sell Mio, I don’t understand with the best will in the world.
Why not lend it again and in 1-2 years when Messi, Neymar and vlt. even Mbappe are no longer there, fully rely on him as a role model. The risk would be manageable – after all, he has already proven his class in ligue 1 for two years, in contrast to a Nkunku back then.
So do you think 2.5 top stars and 1.5 talents are enough to win the Champions League? That’s actually what it boils down to. Mbappe we agree. I wrote “was/is” arrived about Messi, because some still expect more scorers than games from him. But I have to admit, for me, arriving means more than scorer points, but also arriving in the flow of the game and I often had the feeling that it wasn’t him. But I am happy if this is the case now. I call Neymar half, because he just exaggerated that he is missing half a season. I think that’s not enough. You don’t have to have 6 world-class players for 3 positions, but you should have 4 in case one gets injured. To answer your question what I mean by a top player… B. Silva has been associated with PSG for example. Today came the rumor from Rashford. I find the rumor about Rashford particularly interesting, because then there would also be a great striker who back then always went outside and now plays outside. This would have a similar type of player as Ekitike in the squad, but could also be used on the outside. At the same time, it would mean that PSG finally starts not only to buy by name and scorers but tries to create a homogeneous squad where player types are similar in the same positions. If this is the case, Kalimuendo just doesn’t fit in. He’s not a 1.85+X. Otherwise I would be with you fully that the supposed exchange on the offensive between Kalimuendo and Etikite makes no sense. We really only differ in the assessment of how many players you need at which level and in the consideration of the player types. PSG’s claim for years has been and always will be to win the Champions League.