2023-10-21 19:40:32
From one feeling to another, it only took a few minutes for the atmosphere around Layvin Kurzawa to change tone, this Saturday at the Parc des Princes, at a time when Paris was already safe and leading 3 -0 against Strasbourg. It must be said that the situation was disconcerting for both the side and the supporters. More than two years after his last official match with Paris – in August 2021 – Kurzawa entered under the whistles in the 82nd minute. However, for his first touch of the ball, number 97 enjoyed undisguised applause from a large part of the public at the Parc des Princes. Make no mistake, this attitude was a sarcastic way for the public to support a player they have rejected for a long time.
A convincing preseason but still a minimal role
The only player on the squad not to have played a single minute this season before the match, Kurzawa had the merit of enjoying a slight improvement, knowing that his playing time will surely still be very limited this season. He was included in the group that went to Japan and South Korea in preseason due to the long-term absence of Nuno Mendes. But this parenthesis appeared to be an element of circumstance since he does not even appear in the list selected for the Champions League.
At the end of a 2021-2022 season where Paris had deployed all possible arguments for the player to sign his departure – he had only played 9 minutes over the entire period – Kurzawa was then loaned to Fulham to get back on track. The atmosphere in Paris had indeed become complicated, the player even having been attacked at the Loges camp in March 2022. Across the Channel, an injury to his left knee had forced him to play only 6 matches at the Cottages.
Absences from his position still keep him in the group in Ligue 1 but his medium-term future is not necessarily written in Paris. During the winter transfer window, the leaders once again encouraged him to find a new club. Without any guarantee. Aged 31, the native of Fréjus receives a monthly salary of €600,000 gross, which deters the rare suitors given his level. The chaotic relationship between the side and PSG will not be eternal. His contract expires in June 2024. A relief for the club… and its supporters.
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