Luis Enrique furious, Zabarnyi to join for €65m

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·7 August 2025

Luis Enrique furious, Zabarnyi to join for €65m

22-year-old central defender Ilya Zabarnyi, who is contracted to Bournemouth until 2028 and plays for Ukraine, has been announced as a defensive priority for Paris Saint-Germain in the transfer market. It is now a matter of an imminent transfer to PSG. L'Equipe is announcing today that an agreement has almost been reached for a total of 65 million euros. This comes after coach Luis Enrique expressed frustration with the lengthy negotiations.

“Everything, driven by a coach dissatisfied with not being able to count on his recruits for the first match”

“Paris has decided to accelerate. The resumption of Luis Enrique's training and his group has had the merit of forcing the Parisian leaders to intensify the slow negotiations. Everything, driven by a coach dissatisfied with not being able to count on his recruits for the first match of the season, against Tottenham, next Wednesday, in the European Super Cup in Udine. Paris therefore tried on Thursday to finalize Ilya Zabarni's arrival. Bournemouth and PSG discussed and reached an agreement on a fixed transfer fee of 63 M€ (60 M€ + 3 M€ in solidarity fees paid by Paris, as announced on Wednesday). It remained, in recent hours, to finalize the bonuses that will accompany this fixed part (between 1 and 3 M€).”

We always remain cautious of rumors, especially when it comes to the details of a club's life, as the media likes to create stories around nothing. But coach Luis Enrique was able to indicate to the leaders that he would like an acceleration as the season approaches quickly.

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In any case, all the media now agree that Zabarnyi and Lucas Chevalier (23-year-old goalkeeper for LOSC and the French national team) are very close. It's time for optimism. But be careful, we've already seen the media get it wrong on the timing. We can only rejoice with official (good) news. Nothing is certain until then. Especially regarding the price, which varies between 65 and 70 million euros. An expense that shows how much the club believes in Zabarnyi.

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