A bit against all expectations, Layvin Kurzawa will finally extend his contract with Paris Saint-Germain until 2024.
Very close to a departure during the last winter transfer window, and practically guaranteed to pack his bags from July 1 as a free player, the French international will nevertheless continue his adventure within the club of the French capital. In contact with Arsenal or Chelsea during this transfer window, Layvin Kurzawa finally decided to stay in Paris, because he loves the club and the city. It must also be said that the left side has received an irrefutable offer from Leonardo, since this week, he will initial a new lease until 2024 with a salary doubled compared to his current emoluments. A total reversal of the situation which surprises all the followers of PSG or almost. But in the end, this dramatic coup has a rational explanation.
Since according to Le Parisien, it was the financial crisis of the Covid-19 that pushed Leonardo to do so. While the Ile-de-France team will lose 200 million euros between March and August following the shutdown of Ligue 1, the sports director will only have a check for 70 ME to recruit this summer. Suffice to say that PSG was not ready to release 30 ME to recruit a player like Alex Telles (FC Porto), when he already has Kurzawa in stock to play in competition with Juan Bernat. This explains this, especially since Thomas Tuchel also validated the extension of Kurzawa. A case that will allow PSG to focus more on the priority positions of the transfer window, as on the right side of the defense, where Thomas Meunier has packed his bags in the direction of Dortmund.
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