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Everyone knew that Luis Enrique ‘s move to the Paris Saint-Germain bench would not be easy. In fact, many were surprised that the Asturian coach accepted the offer of a club that has been a crusher of coaches in recent years. And the truth is that the difficulties did not take long to arrive.
PSG is signing a very irregular start to the season. It is true that in Ligue 1 it has consolidated itself in the first place of the classification. It is 4 points above the second place, Nice. But it is also true that the goal of the French club is not the competition of regularity, but the Champions League.
It is his pending subject. And they were about to suffer a major setback from a good start this week. They were losing against Newcastle at home for much of the game. A result that did not allow them to depend on themselves in the last day to qualify. And only a penalty scored by Kylian Mbappé in the last moments of the clash allowed them to save the furniture.
They are now forced to win next Wednesday at Borussia Dortmund if they do not want to miss out on the Europa League.
The outlook is not at all encouraging and Paris already fear a new defeat in the second half of the season. And the injuries of Fabián Ruiz and Warren Zaire-Emery do not help at all . So much so that Al-Khelaïfi is already agreeing with Luis Enrique some additions in the winter market. And the sheik proposes a Barça player to strengthen the upper zone: Ferran Torres.
Torres can play in all three attacking positions, and even act as a link between the center of the field and the striker. A footballer to whom, in addition, they know that Barça would open the doors to him if an offer arrives in terms. And to all this is added the knowledge that Luis Enrique has about the Foios crash , which would facilitate his adaptation to the coach’s system.
Xavi Hernández , however, will not allow his departure in the middle of the year. Torres started the season very well, showing that he had taken a step forward. But in recent days he has lost prominence in favor of Raphinha and João Félix. Even Lamine Yamal has passed him.
Even so, the coach considers him an important piece for the team. Especially when they hit rotations. And after the unexpected departure of Ousmane Dembélé to PSG last summer, unless another striker arrives alongside Vitor Roque , the coach does not want to lose any more assets in attack.
Source: El Nacional
