The 25-year-old midfielder has come to encapsulate all that is preventing the Parisians from progressing to the very top of the game
Paris Saint-Germain may have their Ligue 1 title back, closing it out courtesy of a remarkable 7-1 victory over Monaco on Sunday evening, but all is not well at the Parc des Princes club.
Domestic domination is one thing but following the type of investment that owners QSI made last summer in brining Neymar and Kylian Mbappe to the French capital, more is expected. An exit at the last-16 stage of the Champions League for the second successive season is not acceptable – even if Real Madrid, specialists in the competition, were their conquerors.