Paris Saint-Germain starts cleaning up high-paying players

July 18 Before the new season gathering, Paris Saint-Germain's cleanup of high-paying players from outside the loan has quietly begun. This week, players such as Milan Skriniar, Marco Asensio ended their loan and returned to Paris Saint-Germain's training base in Poissi. After completing the physical examination, they followed the reserve team to resume training. According to Le Parisien, none of these players are within the team's plan for next season and their return is to prepare for finding a new owner.

forward player Randal Krolo Muani is expected to return on July 23, and Renato Sanchez will also return next week. During his loan at Juventus last season, Kloe Muani performed well, contributing 10 goals and three assists in 19 games, and recovered in form. Although its contract is in 2028, Paris Saint-Germain is ready to release it. Juventus is eager to buy out and has submitted loan quotations with forced buyout terms several times, but Paris Saint-Germain insists on charging most of the loan fees this summer, causing the transaction to be deadlocked. At the same time, many Premier League clubs are also paying attention to rumors that Kolo Muani and Hugo Ekitic are close to joining Liverpool, which may accelerate changes in the striker's market.

Asencio's contract for returning from Aston Villa expires in 2026, and the future is uncertain. Türkiye's giant Fenerbahce is highly interested in coach José Mourinho's recommendation. Although there are constant local rumors, Asensio is still weighing multiple offers. Negotiations for the next home of central defender Skriniar are also underway. He loaned Fenerbahce on the second half of last season. The club intends to formally introduce it, but the 20 million euro price of Paris Saint-Germain has discouraged Fenerbahce and is trying to convince Paris to cut the price.

28-year-old midfielder Carlos Soler's contract expires in 2027 and is expected to return to La Liga. His former club Villarreal is interested in signing back, and former Valencia coach Marcellino also recognized the potential deal, and the two had worked together to win the championship. But Soler's high salary has become a hindrance to transfer negotiations, and Paris Saint-Germain clearly prefers permanent transfers rather than loaning again.

Paris Saint-Germain management knows that it is difficult to recover high transfer fees from all players leaving the team, but they will not sell at a low price. With these high-paying players returning and the purge officially begins, negotiations surrounding their departure in the next few weeks will make Paris’ summer window full of variables.