Paris Saint-Germain ready to cash in on Man City transfer target as asking price named | OneFootball

Paris Saint-Germain are open to selling Manchester City target Ibrahim Mbaye this summer but are demanding more than €50 million for a player who has attracted enquiries from across the Premier League, as per a new report from France.

The 18-year-old right winger has been one of the most discussed young attacking talents in European football throughout the summer window, having caught the eye of several major clubs after a breakthrough 2025-26 season at PSG that included 31 appearances in all competitions and a memorable FIFA World Cup campaign with Senegal in which he became the youngest African goalscorer in the tournament’s history.

Mbaye made three goals and two assists across the 2025-26 season for PSG, while his decision to represent Senegal internationally at the World Cup – coming off the bench to score against France in the opening match – accelerated interest from clubs across the Premier League and beyond to a significant degree.

Manchester City’s interest has been tracked across multiple months of prior reporting, with the club understood to have given Mbaye a tour of their facilities in January – though his entourage denied the visit took place – and subsequently adding him to a summer shortlist that also includes Tottenham, Aston Villa, RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund.

The winger is under contract at the Parc des Princes until the summer of 2028, meaning PSG hold considerable leverage in any potential negotiation – and are in no position of urgency to sell, regardless of Mbaye’s own reported desire to find a move that guarantees him more regular first-team football.

Report: PSG “particularly demanding” as Hawkins confirms €50M-plus stance

As reported by Fabrice Hawkins of RMC Sport, PSG are not ruling out an exit for Mbaye should a “good offer” arrive – but club officials are described as “particularly demanding” in their approach to negotiations, with the French champions valuing the teenager at more than €50 million.

That figure represents an increase on earlier PSG valuations that had placed Mbaye at between €40 million and €50 million, suggesting that the volume and quality of interest generated by his World Cup exploits has hardened the club’s position rather than softened it.

Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and Chelsea have all been reported to have made enquiries about Mbaye’s situation in recent weeks – though no club has yet submitted a formal offer at the level PSG are demanding – leaving the situation at an active but unresolved stage as the window heads into its final month.

Mbaye is himself understood to be keen on a move that guarantees him regular minutes, with his pathway to consistent starts at PSG blocked by intense competition under manager Luis Enrique despite the quality of his contributions when called upon across the course of last season.

What does PSG’s stance mean for Man City’s pursuit of Mbaye?

The profile Mbaye offers – an explosive, direct right winger capable of dribbling and creating danger in one-versus-one situations – maps closely onto the attributes that director of football Hugo Viana outlined as priorities when identifying the type of winger Manchester City need this summer.

The €50 million-plus valuation, while substantial, is not beyond the range of what City have demonstrated a willingness to pay for the right target this summer – having already committed £116 million to Elliot Anderson and signalled readiness to invest further across multiple positions as Enzo Maresca’s first squad takes shape at the Etihad Stadium.

The competition from Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham and the Bundesliga clubs raises the stakes considerably, with PSG under no obligation to prioritise any one club and clearly in a position to hold out for the figure they regard as reflecting Mbaye’s true worth.

Whether Manchester City choose to formalise their interest with a concrete offer in the coming weeks, or whether the crowded pursuit field and PSG’s demanding stance prompt Viana to redirect his focus toward alternative winger targets, will become one of the defining questions of the final stages of the summer window at the Etihad Stadium.