PSG COACH LUIS ENRIQUE PLAYS DOWN PROSPECT OF MORE NEW SIGNINGS

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Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique reiterated on Thursday that he is “delighted” with his present group, downplaying the chance of further new arrivals before the transfer window ends next week.

PSG has already spent a whopping 175 million euros ($195 million) on four players this summer, excluding bonuses, but are yet to sign a new striker to fill the void left by Kylian Mbappe.

Mbappe, the club’s all-time leading scorer, left for Real Madrid when his contract ended, and the French champions were given another blow when Portugal forward Goncalo Ramos was injured early in last week’s 4-1 victory over Le Havre in Ligue 1.

Ramos suffered an ankle injury just 25 minutes into the season’s first game and is expected to be out for three months following surgery.

“Unfortunately, Goncalo sustained an injury. It’s a setback, but we still have a very talented team, and I have complete faith in the guys in my group,” Luis Enrique told reporters on the eve of PSG’s first home game of the season against Montpellier on Friday.

“The president (Nasser al-Khelaifi), (sporting director) Luis Campos and I are always open to improving the squad but it is very, very difficult to strengthen the team that we have.”

Desire Doue, a 19-year-old Rennes winger, signed for PSG last weekend for an estimated 50 million euros.

The addition of the player who helped France win the silver medal at the Paris Olympics came after the signing of Portugal midfielder Joao Neves, also 19, from Benfica for a fee that could potentially reach 69.9 million euros.

Last season’s Champions League semi-finalists have also added Ecuadorian defender Willian Pacho from Eintracht Frankfurt and Russian custodian Matvey Safonov from Krasnodar.

As the August 30 transfer deadline approaches, speculation over a move for Napoli attacker Victor Osimhen has subsided.

The injury to Ramos leaves Randal Kolo Muani as the obvious choice to lead the attack, although Luis Enrique could be tempted to use Marco Asensio as an unorthodox centre forward.

“We are looking around to see if players are available at normal prices, but I am delighted with the team we have,” the coach added.

“I think the president and Luis Campos have already done really well in the transfer window.