Christophe Galtier’s transfer window

This is the last straight line of the winter transfer window. And as usual in these moments, things are heating up behind the scenes. Paris Saint-Germain was not necessarily announced as one of the main agitators in the market. But in the end, the club of the capital makes a lot of talk. On the start side, Keylor Navas seems very close to crossing the Channel. The 36-year-old Costa Rican goalkeeper is announced with insistence on the side of Nottingham Forest. Under contract until 2024, the former Merengue has had enough of his status as Gianluigi Donnarumma’s understudy. This Friday, the journalists present at the Rouge et Bleu training session saw him talking at length with Luis Campos. Would a departure finally take shape?

Present at a press conference, Christophe Galtier obviously did not escape questions on the subject. And here’s what he had to say about the Navas case. “The transfer window ends in four days and I am focused on the game. Keylor is a great competitor, he has been exemplary at work since the start of the season. He was appointed goalkeeper for the Coupe de France, I have complete confidence in him. Afterwards, there is what he feels and the management is very attentive to what Keylor wants to do. We will see the day after the end of the transfer window the reality of the workforce. Because of the good man Keylor is and because of his career, we are also entitled to respect him and listen to him. But today, no decision has been made. We’ll see what happens in four days.”. Navas is not the only burning issue, however. In recent days, the name of Lyonnais Rayan Cherki has been mentioned.

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Galtier does not get wet

This Friday, we also revealed to you exclusively that the Parisian interest was really pronounced since a third offer will be made to Olympique Lyonnais for its young talent of 19 years. But facing the media, Galtier kicked into touch. “We are in this transfer window period, he says to himself, a lot of things are being written. We are confronted with a lot of information and misinformation. The questions about the transfer window are in the hands of Luis Campos and our president. I’m very focused on the upcoming series of matches. We will take stock the day after the transfer window closes. I told you that if there was a departure, we wanted to compose it. This departure took place (that of Pablo Sarabia, editor’s note). Afterwards, we will see if it will be so-and-so or so-and-so or nobody. I have a lot of work preparing for matches. »

If Galtier managed to dodge the Cherki case, he did not escape the indirect reminders on the Skriniar file. In Italy, the media claim that Inter absolutely want to sell their Slovak defender to PSG this winter and have even added that an offer of €15m could be made these days by the Parisians. But Galtier assures him: he does not want a defender. “I never talked about defensive reinforcements. We had a start on the side of the offensive sector, it would be good to compensate for this offensive start. (…) A defender? We have a need offensively. » A boon perhaps for the English courtier of the Slovak?