According to Le Parisien, Paris Saint-Germain is willing to let defender Kinpenbe leave the team.
French defender Kimpembé will turn 30 in August. He comes from Paris Saint-Germain's youth training and is one of the leading players in the locker room. However, Kimpenbe suffered a serious Achilles tendon injury in February 2023, and then almost stopped for two years. Last season, Kimpenbe only played for Paris Saint-Germain for 5 times, totaling 76 minutes.
Kimpenbe, who is now recovering from injury, hopes to participate in more games, but this cannot be achieved at Paris Saint-Germain, and he has not received any playing time this summer. Paris Saint-Germain already has main players like Marginhos and Pacho in the central defender position, and is also seeking to buy Bournemouth's Ukrainian defender Ilia Zabani, which further reduces the space for Kinpenbe.
Le Parisien said that Kimpenbe did his best to return to the field, but he could not get more opportunities at Paris Saint-Germain and was not in the future plans of coach Enrique. Although Kimpenbet's contract has expired one year left, Paris Saint-Germain has opened the door for Kimpenbet's departure.
However, Kimpenbe is a long-term meritorious player who plays for Paris Saint-Germain after all, so the club's management will work hard to help Kimpenbe find a solution that is satisfactory for all parties, so that he can join a team with more opportunities to play and restore the rhythm and feeling of the game.
Kimpenbe currently has a high annual salary, but the owner of the Paris Saint-Germain club is a Qatari and can help players find a suitable next home in the Qatar League that can afford their salary. In the past, Paris Saint-Germain had allowed former players such as Verati and Draxler to land in the Qatar League. Le Parisien speculated that perhaps this time Paris Saint-Germain would continue to help Kimpenbe go to Qatar to find a way out.
Paris Saint-Germain and Kimpembé will hold talks soon to decide the players' future stay within a few days. In any case, Kimpenbe has entered Paris Saint-Germain's youth training since 2005, and after becoming the first team, he has won 20 trophys with the team, including one Champions League and eight French Ligue 1 championships. It can be said that Jin Pengbe has been written into the history of the Paris Saint-Germain Club.