PSG bans Russia's most expensive player from playing against Vietnam

This message was just sent by Vitaly Kafanov, the goalkeeper coach of the Russian team. He spoke about the opportunity to play against Thailand and Vietnam. “Safonov will fly to Vietnam and attend the matches. He has a slight illness so he cannot attend the Ligue 1 match where he was scheduled to play.

We want all goalkeepers to play. But PSG asked Matvey Safonov to only play against a team with a higher ranking (according to the FIFA rankings). In this case, Thailand (101, while the position of the Vietnamese team is 115). It is difficult for Safonov, but he is adapting."

Safonov costs 20 million euros, the most expensive in the Russian team

Previously, coach Valeri Karpin also revealed the tactics he will use at the LPBank Cup 2024. The Russian coach announced that he will "use two different lineups with all players given the opportunity to play". The reason is that Russia only has two days between the two meetings with Vietnam and Thailand.

The current situation shows that Matvey Safonov's ability to play against the Vietnamese team is almost impossible. Because even if he does not follow the "order" from PSG, he is not ready to play because this 25-year-old goalkeeper is infected with a virus.

Since joining PSG from Krasnodar for 20 million euros, the most expensive in PSG history for a goalkeeper, Matvey Safonov has not been used. He can only play as a reserve for Gianluigi Donnarumma. Therefore, this 25-year-old goalkeeper really wants to play in the LPBank Cup to maintain his chances of playing.