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The Parisians will have a fantastic squad for the new season
Lionel Messi will officially become a Paris Saint-Germain player on Wednesday morning, and is in the French capital finalising his historic move.
When Mauricio Pochettino looks at his squad list for the upcoming season, he is going to have one of the best, if not the best, group of players in the world at his disposal.
Real Madrid’s galactico squad of the early 2000s will never be forgotten, and this PSG side could be looked at as a similarly talented group.
The Parisian side already boasted the supreme talents of Kylian Mbappe and Neymar Jr before the summer window, but over the last couple of months have added some world class signings including Gianluigi Donnarumma, Sergio Ramos, Achraf Hakimi, Giorginio Wijnaldum and now Messi.
Pochettino may have a bit of a selection headache on his hands if he is to accommodate all of the stars in his squad, however.
The goalkeeper and front three pick themselves, with Donnarumma almost definitely set to be first choice in goals and a terrifying front three of Mbappe, Neymar and Messi up top.
Could he opt for 3-4-3?
Since his arrival, Pochettino has always played four at the back, but with Ramos, Presnel Kimpembe and Marquinhos he could play a defensive three with Hakimi and Angel Di Maria used as wing-backs, as is common in the modern game.
This would leave the two central midfield spots up for grabs between Wijnaldum, Marco Verratti, Leandro Paredes, Danilo Pereira and Idrissa Gueye.
Or 4-3-3?
The Argentina prefers to play a back four and has some options.
He could play Abdou Diallo or Juan Bernat at left-back with Hakimi on the right. The central defensive positions could be filled by two of Ramos, Marquinhos or Kimpembe, who could also play in at left-back.
This formation would need players in the midfield positions who are capable of getting up and down the pitch. This would favour Verratti, Paredes and Wijnaldum more than Di Maria.
