How PSG could line up without Kylian Mbappe this season (2021-22)

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Paris Saint Germain (PSG) have assembled a star-studded squad this summer.
Paris Saint Germain (PSG) have assembled a star-studded squad this summer.

Left-wing: Neymar

Neymar has been a key player for PSG.
Neymar has been a key player for PSG.

PSG winger Neymar is arguably one of the best attacking players in the game at the moment. The 29-year-old has racked up a creditable tally of 87 goals and 52 assists in four seasons at PSG and recently signed a contract extension at the club.

The 2021 Copa America finalist has had an injury-plagued stint in the French capital, but when on song, he can be more than a handful. Neymar is the only player in Champions League history to score 20 Champions League goals for two different clubs.

Although he hasn't won the competition since leaving Barcelona in 2017, he will fancy his chances of doing so after PSG's successful transfer window so far.


Striker: Richarlison

Richarlison is an exciting striker in the game at the moment.
Richarlison is an exciting striker in the game at the moment.

If Kylian Mbappe does end up leaving PSG this summer, Richarlison could be a like-for-like replacement at the club.

After a lukewarm outing at Copa America 2021, Richarlison showed his class as Brazil won the gold medal in men's football at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. The 24-year-old center-forward, who plies his trade at Everton, has scored 42 goals in over 100 games for the English club.

Richarlison has been linked with a move to Real Madrid following Carlo Ancelotti's arrival at the club this summer. But with Mbappe's impending departure to the Spanish giants, the Brazilian is instead likely to move to the French capital instead.

PSG are reportedly counting on Richarlison's friendship with compatriot Neymar to bring him to the club. But the move is unlikely to happen if Mbappe stays put.


Right-wing: Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi has arrived at PSG this summer.
Lionel Messi has arrived at PSG this summer.

Widely regarded as the best player to have played the beautiful game, Lionel Messi has been a standout performer for club and country over the course of his illustrious career.

The 2021 Copa America winner arrived at Ligue 1 giants PSG after a prolific 17-season stint at Barcelona, where he registered a staggering 1077 goal contributions (672 goals, 305 assists), won ten La Liga titles and two continental trebles.

Messi has scored goals galore in the biggest of competitions, something he'll look to do alongside his good friend Neymar for his new employers this season.

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Edited by Vishal Subramanian
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