Luis Enrique tied to 2030 as PSG back long-term plan built on depth and youth
October 13, 2026 08:50
WHAT HAPPENED
Luis Enrique, who joined PSG in 2023, recently signed a contract until 2030. The club also confirmed new deals for Joao Neves, Fabian Ruiz, Willian Pacho, Lucas Beraldo and Senny Mayulu. The moves were described by the club as sending a clear message to the dressing room that this remains a long-term project.
PSG are back-to-back European champions and this season "could become only the second team to win three consecutive Champions Leagues", while the club are also aiming for a third successive league title. They begin the week in Ligue 1 sixth with three wins, two draws and one defeat and arrive at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.
KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN
The technical staff has seen remarkably little change since Luis Enrique arrived. Assistant Joaquin Valdes, a long-term colleague from Barcelona B, is central to day-to-day player contact and is described as someone who helps keep his boss grounded. Rafel Pol remains in charge of strategy and acts as second in command.
Training methods have stayed consistent: coaches use a big screen on the training pitch to correct players and two cranes to gain a height perspective. The one prominent change has been the expansion of squad depth, allowing Luis Enrique to rest key players ahead of bigger fixtures.
Concrete examples include Ousmane Dembele not being in the squad for the win over Le Mans and Lucas Digne being omitted earlier in the season. In the Le Mans game, PSG used eight players who would not start the club's biggest matches and later introduced four of their stars to secure the victory.
ATTACKING REBUILD
PSG's attack has been refreshed after the departures of Gonzalo Ramos, Bradley Barcola and Lee Kang-in. Dani Gil, Paris correspondent for COPE, said: "Barcola could not be given the minutes he wanted, they had won everything and been paid well for it, and the club could do with players who were hungrier." He added that Mika Godts and Ferran Torres fit that description and "neither has yet won at club level what the departed players won." The source notes Liverpool paid £123m for Barcola.
The summer signing Ferran Torres has been through a difficult psychological spell, worked on his mental strength and now refers to himself as "the Shark"; he had felt unhappy at Barcelona when not playing regularly despite producing his best numbers last season.
WHY IT MATTERS
By locking in the manager and offering new deals to several players, PSG have underlined a strategy that prioritises continuity and squad depth. That depth has already allowed rotation in lesser matches while preserving resources for fixtures such as Wednesday's trip to the Etihad.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
PSG travel to the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.