Thomas Tuchel and Leonardo at Camp des Loges, October 17, 2019. -

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He put the forms, of course, but Thomas Tuchel did not hide his annoyance, this Thursday, at a press conference.

While the transfer window ends in three days, PSG have always signed only right-back Alessandro Florenzi - and Alexandre Letellier for the post of third goalkeeper.

When we lost Thiago Silva, Edinson Cavani, Thomas Meunier and Tanguy Kouassi, it was little.

The German coach did not fail to recall it.

For him, the Parisian workforce is less strong than that of last year.

“Sure, yes, that's the reality today,” he said.

It does not mean that we will find excuses if we lose games, but we have to face this reality.

If we stay like this, we can't ask for the same goals as last season.

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"Worried" that PSG is paying the price this winter

The message to its leaders, and to Leonardo in particular, could not be clearer.

In short, if no reinforcement arrives, it should come as no surprise that the club does not reach the last four or the final of the Champions League.

The German coach listed a few teams that had strengthened well this season, such as Liverpool, Inter Milan, Manchester City or Atlético Madrid.

Added to the traditional leaders of the competition (Barça, Real, Bayern, etc.), that makes a lot of competition.

"I'm not saying it's impossible [to reach the final again], but it will be harder than last season if we stay like this," Tuchel insisted.

The German knows that this season will be special, between the end of the previous one disputed in August, the resulting lack of preparation and the situation linked to the coronavirus pandemic.

“I am worried that we are paying the price in October, November, December or January,” he confessed.

Maybe it won't, we'll do our best to make sure that doesn't happen, of course.

He therefore awaits recruits firmly.

“The club knows which profiles we need.

There are still a few days to recruit, I trust.

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Tuchel fears that PSG will enter a circle of injury and fatigue via @ 20minutesSport https://t.co/mZN5o18GGk

- 20 Minutes Sport (@ 20minutesSport) September 19, 2020

If that's true, she didn't really sweat what he said.

No more than on another subject about which he was questioned during this press conference: that of the extension of Angel Di Maria's contract.

The Argentinian is coming to the end of the lease on June 30th.

Negotiations to extend it have started, but the German coach does not know where they stand.

Nothing abnormal, but the latter took the opportunity to scratch his leaders on their way of managing these ends of contract.

“We lose too many players without receiving money, we have to be careful, he said.

It started with Rabiot, and then Cavani, Thiago.

It can continue with Di Maria, Draxler, Bernat [whose contract also expires in 2021].

This is the worst situation for clubs.

You have to collect money to buy other players.

It is too much, these players who can leave without the club receiving money.

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