Transfers and tactics: Luis Enrique ready to shake up his plans at PSG

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·19 de agosto de 2025

Transfers and tactics: Luis Enrique ready to shake up his plans at PSG

Luis Enrique (55 years old), coach of Paris Saint-Germain, has admitted that he wants to make subtle adjustments to his team despite their status as European champions, reports L’Équipe. The Spanish coach remains faithful to his 4-3-3, but with the arrival of young players, targeted recruitment, and a change of goalkeeper, he wants to keep PSG unpredictable for their opponents.

“He is always said to be inclined to look at two profiles before the end of the transfer window.”

“The change of goalkeeper is, for now, the most spectacular modification among the European champions. The signing of Ilya Zabarnyi, right-sided central defender, is undoubtedly aimed at preparing for the post-Marquinhos era, though it’s unclear when that will begin. Individually, the rest of the desired changes can come from two sources: young players stepping up, like Désiré Doué did in the second half of last season, whom Senny Mayulu (19 years old) and Ibrahim Mbaye (17 years old) can hope to emulate in their own way, but also from recruitment, of course. He is always said to be interested in two profiles before the end of the transfer window: a right-back and especially a left-footer capable of playing as an inverted winger on the right side.”

“You need to look more at the animation.”

The first two weeks of training have not allowed the coach to work on a new system. In the short term, there is therefore no question of seeing his team play in any way other than the 4-3-3 that has been in place for two years. To look for changes, you need to focus more on the animation. The arrivals of Zabarnyi (22 years old) and Chevalier (23 years old) could lead the Parisians to change certain passing patterns, for example.”

Since his arrival in Paris, Luis Enrique has built a conquering PSG around a coherent and very dynamic 4-3-3. But the Spaniard knows that an animation that never changes becomes predictable, and therefore vulnerable. The arrival of Lucas Chevalier (23 years old) is already shaking up certain mechanisms: the French goalkeeper pushes his defense to play higher and offers a new way of managing depth. Combined with that of Ilya Zabarnyi (22 years old), this integration could modify passing patterns and encourage bolder build-up play.

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Luis Enrique is also counting on the development of young talents and remains attentive to the market, which seems logical to inject new blood. In this logic, the Spaniard is not revolutionizing his team (which, let’s remember, had a historic season, notably winning the Champions League), but is fine-tuning the details so that every PSG match retains an element of surprise, including in long-range shooting areas that he wants to exploit more.

In any case, it is clear that the Spanish coach is not one to rest on his laurels. He always wants to push his team and his players to improve. He is also capable of making changes depending on the opponent. The Spaniard is preparing his team with several options, and perhaps new ones will be worked on. We have seen Doué play in midfield at the start of this season and Ousmane Dembélé move a bit back to the right with Gonçalo Ramos in the center.

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