From Madrid to Paris. This summer, Marco Asensio (27) traveled from one capital to another. After several years of good and loyal service, the Spanish international has decided to leave Real Madrid. He wasn’t convinced by Los Blancos’ contract extension offer. For this reason but also because he wanted to take up a new challenge, he said yes to Paris Saint-Germain on July 6.
Complicated debut in L1
“Paris Saint-Germain is pleased to announce the arrival of Marco Asensio. The Spanish striker joins the Parisian club for three seasons, i.e. until June 2026., had specified the club of the capital in its press release. For his part, Asensio was thrilled. “It’s a privilege to be part of this great club that is PSG. I look forward to joining my new teammates and working with them to achieve great goals.”
Great hope of Real Madrid who has become a luxury joker over time, the native of Palma de Mallorca intended to make a new start at PSG. With the departure of Lionel Messi, then the Mbappé case and the arrival of Luis Enrique who led him in the Spanish selection, Asensio had a boulevard and a place to make. He also took advantage of the pre-season to get ahead of the competition. Established against Lorient on the first day of L1, he played 67 minutes.
Fierce competition
But he didn’t really shine, he who delivered an average performance. Timid, Asensio, who had been the first Parisian player to be replaced, had received a score of 4.5 from the FM writing. Saturday, in Toulouse, the Spaniard remained on the bench throughout the meeting. Luis Enrique preferred to line up Kang-In Lee and Vitinha to support Gonçalo Ramos, before Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé then came into play. A little disappointment for the player according to ASwho made an update on his case on Tuesday.
Despite Luis Enrique’s confidence in Asensio, the Iberian media is very worried. He thinks that the player will have to make great efforts to adapt to L1 and above all that he “will have a lot of trouble establishing itself as a starter in Paris”. He faces big competition since PSG has a lot of attacking players including Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé, Gonçalo Ramos and Lee Kang-In. Not to mention Hugo Ekitike. And the Spaniard’s business may not work out with the possible arrivals of Randal Kolo Muani and Bradley Barcola. Marco Asensio will have to deal with him, who did not expect so much competition.