When Paris Saint-Germain left-back Juan Bernat suffered a serious ACL injury last month, the club was heavily rumored to go on and sign an immediate replacement over the summer transfer window.
The club was linked with several full-backs, including Juventus’ Mattia De Sciglio. According to a report from Sky Sports’ Gianluca Di Marzio last month, PSG had an early interest in signing De Sciglio. However, no deal came to fruition, as the Italian defender wound up signing with one of PSG’s Ligue 1 rivals in Olympique Lyonnais on a loan deal.
Now, De Sciglio is confirming that PSG did indeed make a push to sign him on a transfer deal. He revealed to Telefoot (via CalcioMercato) just how close he was to joining PSG.
“It’s true that we talked about it, especially in January,” De Sciglio said. “I was close, yes, but at the last moment between the two clubs had not yet reached the final agreement. So the operation was canceled.”
As De Sciglio departed for Lyon, PSG decided to not pursue a left-back replacement for Bernat. Instead, PSG elected to just roll with Mitchel Bakker as the team’s starter at the position in the meantime. Bakker has so far carried over last season’s strong momentum into the current campaign thanks to several promising performances.
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