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PSG have made it their new standard to ensure that any top French talent comes to them. Over the last few transfer windows, the Parisians have added Bradley Barcola, Ousmane Dembélé, Désiré Doué, and Lucas Chevalier.

Moreover, in recent months, PSG have been linked to French defenders Dayot Upamecano and Ibrahima Konaté. Both players are on expiring contracts and could test the free-agent market this summer if they don’t already sign a pre-contract or contract extension before then.

The two players are also in their prime years and would be ideal replacements for Marquinhos. Furthermore, Upamecano and Konaté bring experience playing at top European clubs, so they wouldn’t be afraid of the demands PSG places on its players.

However, despite the link and PSG’s keenness to add top French talent, they aren’t willing to overspend.

Dayot Upamecano Too Expensive for the Parisians

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RMC Sport reports that PSG wanted to sign Upamecano but deemed the deal too expensive. The defender is now expected to extend his contract with Bayern Munich on a salary of around €20 million per year.

On the latest episode of After Foot, pundit Kevin Diaz stated that the Ligue 1 side need to ensure that they land Upamecano or Konaté if both decide not to sign contract extensions with their current clubs and look at other options.

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“If I were a PSG supporter, I’d really like to see Konaté or Upamecano at PSG,” Diaz said (h/t Le10Sport). “That would be very good alongside Pacho. A French player, an international, a guy from the Paris region.

“Konaté has done some good things with Liverpool and would be a solid pickup, even if form has dipped a bit in recent months. Upamecano, on the other hand, is really at the top of his game right now.”

Nonetheless, Upamecano appears to be off the market for PSG, and it will be interesting to see if Konaté becomes a viable target.