Manchester City taking close interest in PSG and Senegal World Cup sensation Ibrahim Mbaye | OneFootball

Manchester City are taking a close interest in Paris Saint-Germain’s Senegal international winger Ibrahim Mbaye, with the French club now open to a departure for the teenager this summer, as per a new report from France.

Ibrahim Mbaye is one of the most exciting young attackers in European football, having established himself as a genuine first-team asset at Paris Saint-Germain despite only turning 18 in January – a rapid ascent through the club’s famed academy that has already seen him become a two-time Champions League winner, a Ligue 1 champion and a Senegal international with a FIFA World Cup goal to his name.

Mbaye’s performances at the World Cup this summer elevated his profile considerably beyond the audience already familiar with his work in Ligue 1, with the teenager scoring a stoppage-time goal against France at MetLife Stadium that made him the youngest African ever to score at a World Cup – a record that served as a global announcement of a talent that several of Europe’s leading clubs had already been tracking for some time.

Manchester City’s search for a new winger capable of dribbling and creating chances has been one of the more prominent threads of director of football Hugo Viana‘s summer, with the position identified as a priority area for reinforcement as Enzo Maresca builds the squad he requires for his debut campaign at the Etihad Stadium.

Mbaye’s profile as a direct, dynamic right winger capable of operating on either flank aligns closely with the attributes Viana and Maresca have sought in the transfer market this summer, and the teenager’s outstanding World Cup campaign with Senegal has sharpened the competition for his signature significantly as the window enters its second half.

Report: PSG open to Mbaye departure as competition intensifies across Europe

According to X insider Djamel, Manchester City are taking a close interest in Mbaye, with the Senegal international having been considering a departure from PSG since last winter and the Parisian management now open to sanctioning a move before the window closes.

The report identifies several clubs as active in the race for Mbaye’s signature, with English and German interest both confirmed – Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig understood to be among the clubs pursuing the teenager from the Bundesliga and beyond, while multiple Premier League clubs have been credited with varying levels of interest throughout the summer.

PSG’s openness to a sale is understood to be driven in part by the club’s own attacking recruitment, with the arrivals planned to strengthen their front line creating the kind of squad congestion that makes Mbaye’s continued presence at the Parc des Princes difficult to justify when the teenager himself is increasingly eager to play regular first-team football at the highest level.

Mbaye is understood to have been working with an English agency for several months, and the Premier League is reported to be his preferred destination should he leave PSG – a personal preference that advantages Manchester City and their English rivals over the Bundesliga clubs also in contention.

What would Mbaye bring to Manchester City?

PSG’s internal valuation of Mbaye, with his contract running until 2028, sits at between £33 million and £42 million – a fee range that reflects the club’s determination not to sell cheaply while also acknowledging the financial reality of a player who has not yet fully established himself as an undisputed starter at club level.

His record at PSG stands at 31 appearances, three goals and two assists across the 2025-26 season – statistics that understate the impact of a player whose most significant contributions have arrived in the biggest moments, from a Ligue 1 title-clinching goal away at Lens in May to his World Cup intervention against France the following month.

Maresca’s requirement for a winger who can dribble and create chances through direct, progressive play maps closely onto the profile Mbaye has exhibited throughout his senior career, with the teenager’s pace, close control and ability to operate in tight spaces making him one of the more instinctively appealing options available to City in the current market.

Whether Manchester City’s close interest develops into a formal approach to PSG, and whether Viana’s valuation of the opportunity aligns with what the Paris club are prepared to accept, will become clearer in the coming weeks – but the emergence of Mbaye as a genuine target confirms that City’s winger search has now extended to a player who, despite his age, already operates at the very top of the game.