For a few days now, Renato Sanchez is a PSG player. The Portugal international midfielder doesn’t even turn 25 when he already has a resume as long as his arm. Before making a new move in the capital? more
And thanks to the intense courtesy of AC Milan, the Italian champions, Renato Sanchez will finally be staying in Ligue 1 this summer. But not at night. During this transfer period, the Portuguese chose Paris Saint-Germain as his new destination. A club where he found Christoph Galtier, his LOSC coach during last year’s Dogues title. And where could it take another dimension, finally?
Renato Sanchez, the phenomenon of maturity
Born in Lisbon, it is only natural that Renato Sanchez has completed his training alongside Benfica. Before going through the steps one by one and turning professional. In the aftermath, things went very quickly for the midfielder at 76 metres, bringing Sanchez the youngest player born in the 21st century to score a home goal for Benfica (2015). Then, in 2016 in France, he was the youngest goalscorer in the knockout stage of a Euro, and the youngest player to win a Euro, while he was named the best young player of the tournament.
We better understand why, still in 2016, Bayern Munich He broke the bank to recruit Renato Sanchez, for €35m + €45m potential bonuses. Unfortunately, the trip is short-lived. In four seasons, the Lisbon native played “only” 53 matches, in all competitions, with the ten-time German champion in the title. After being loaned to Swansea, the Benfica trainee attempted a rebound on the Lille side. Again with a striking personality. The deal, estimated at 20 million euros, makes Renato Sanchez the most expensive player in LOSC history.
After Lille, after another in Paris Saint-Germain?
Already recruited by the then Louis Campos-Christophe Galtier duo in northern France, Renato Sanchez pinned much hope on this new challenge. Well, take it. In three seasons at LOSC, the Portuguese had participated in about a hundred matches. He won the French Ligue 1 championship in 2021. But also, perhaps above all, he boasts of his talent and great playing size. Qualities that would have caught the attention of PSG, although they decided to make the former Munich player one of their midfield references.
At around the age of 25, Renato Sanchez is clearly at a turning point in his young but no less prolific career. Returning to one of Europe’s top clubs, the Portugal international with 32 caps (3 goals) will be keen to do better than he did during his time at Bayern Munich. With more maturity, the former Lilo now has the qualities that enable him to win in the Parisian midfield. Although there are great drivers like Marco Verratti or Vitenha. Already France’s club champion and European champion in choice, could Sanchez start dreaming of an unlikely double Champions League – this season’s World Cup? It’s all the mischief we wish him.
