PSG - French international retirement home

The news of the day on the footie transfer from France is that Makelele is about to sign with the team from the capital. Couple that signing with the arrival of Guily from Roma, and the attempted signing of Thuram it appears that PSG is becoming the retirement home for old French Internationals....who can we expect to sign next - Sagnol? Barthez? Giresse?

Joking aside, I think these are good moves for PSG and Le Guen. The team struggled the last two seasons to find any rythm. While Guily and Makelele are on the back 9 of their careers, I think that coupling Guily and Rothen again as they did at Monaco will be a good combo for the Parisian midfield. Makelele still has a lot to bring to the table and without international duty and an easier calendar overall I think he will be able to prolong his career. I think these two veterans will allow PSG's two young midfield stars - Chantome and Sessegnon to learn and develop with these two veterans (an interesting sign is that both these young midfielders were rumored to be heading to Arsenal). PSG should have a decent midfield - with Sessegnon and Chantome patrolling the middle with Makelele protecting the back 4, Rothen and Guily on the wings. I would think Le Guen will play with one striker - either Ngog or Luyindula up front.

I do think PSG still need to find a striker with Pauleta leaving they do not have a consistent goal scoring threat up front. PSG also needs to find some young talent and retain the youth it develops, which why I am glad they did not cave and sell Chantome to Arsenal, while that would have been great for the player as well as the North London club, it is great for PSG to be able to retain him.

Let us hope these moves, and I am sure more moves to come, will allow PSG to hope to be mid table in France rather than battle for relegation survival!