PSG set to allow 30-year-old star to leave club amid interest from Spain: Reports

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) are open to letting Juan Bernat leave the club this summer amidst interest from his homeland.

According to L'Equipe (h/t Get French Football News), Bernat is not opposed to leaving the Paris-based giants. Clubs in Turkey and Spain have shown interest in him, with the player entering the final two years of his contract.

Bernat is expected to fall further down the pecking order after Lucas Hernandez's imminent arrival from Bayern Munich. Nuno Mendes has already pipped him to a regular starting berth down the left-hand side of defense.

Bernat, 30, joined PSG for a €5 million fee from Bayern Munich in 2018 and has since registered eight goals and 15 assists in 128 games across competitions for them. He hasn't started more than 18 Ligue 1 games in a campaign in the last four seasons at PSG.

PSG would also receive a financial boost if Bernat leaves. Ridding themselves of the Spaniard's €8.76 million annual gross wages will help them balance their wage books in line with FFP regulations.

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PSG's Juan Bernat faces threat to his potential Spain spot

PSG left-back Juan Bernat would be aware that his potential position in Spain's national team could be under threat.

Representing the national team is, for many players, the pinnacle of their careers and an indication that they are doing something right at the club level. Bernat would undoubtedly want to return to the fold for La Roja.

The PSG full-back's last appearance for Spain came in November 2019, after which he struggled to get a call-up under Luis Enrique's reign. But things promise to be different under Luis de la Fuente, who became Spain's boss in December 2022.

Bernat was reportedly in line for a call-up for Spain's UEFA Nations League Finals fixtures last month. But according to Diario AS, he had to be left out due to a hamstring injury, with Real Madrid newboy Fran Garcia getting the call-up instead.

The former Bayern Munich left-back will be aware that he could miss out on future international fixtures if he fails to play regularly at the club level. It would sting even more considering he came so close to wearing the national colors once again after a three-and-a-half-year wait.

As long as PSG have Nuno Mendes, Bernat could have to struggle for a starting spot. That, coupled with Lucas Hernandez's imminent arrival, poses a threat to the Spaniard's hopes of representing the 2010 FIFA World Cup winners once again.

A move away from Parc des Princes seems like a viable solution if he wants to continue playing regularly at the top level.