PSG are focusing a lot on building a solid foundation for the future. The French champions have focused on signing some young talented players over the year. The likes of Kylian Mbappe joined at a young age. As the January transfer window is nearing, Luis Enrique’s side is looking to sign some players.
Gabriel Moscardo is a talented Brazilian midfielder who plays for Corinthians. He is just 18 years old and made his senior team debut this season. PSG are the top candidates to land him ahead of Barcelona, Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, AC Milan and a couple of other European clubs. The Ligue 1 defending champion already has a top talent, Warren Zaire-Emery in their team. He is only 17 and is on a path to becoming one of the top players of his generation. Moscardo comes in with a lot of reputation and here are some stats & visuals that show more about his gameplay.
Guarding the backline
The 18-year-old is a defensive midfielder and spent 1,274 minutes on the field for Corinthians in 2023. Mascorda’s defensive contributions are what impressed these many European clubs. He contested 8.4 defensive duels, 2.6 aerial duels and 2.8 loose ball duels per 90 minutes each. The winning rate is 61.3% for defensive duels, 67.6% for aerial duels and 44.7% for loose ball duels.
By looking at the defensive defensive actions we can observe that Marcorda has made his presence felt in the whole of midfield and defensive third. He has won his tackles in crucial areas.
The above visual focuses on a midfielder’s defensive contributions, especially their ability to break up plays and retrieve the ball. Gabriel Moscardo can recover the ball and that too in dangerous areas. He recovers the ball 8.7 times per 90 minutes and 32% of these recoveries come in the attacking half. 15 recoveries have been made in the final third and four have resulted in dangerous recoveries.
Attacking contributions
Gabriel Moscardo knows how to keep the ball moving. He averaged 37.4 passes per 90 minutes and delivered 87.4% of his passes. Most of the ball progression came down the middle for the youngster. He attempted 4.5 passes to the final third per 90 and added one assist to his name in his debut Brazil Serie A season.
The youngster also scored his first senior goal against Vasco da Gama. Moscardo likes to attempt long-range shots and found the right of the keeper on two occasions this season. One shot in the bottom corner got saved while the other found the back of the net.
Gabriel Moscardo knows how to defend and contribute to attack. He is heading for a big-money move to Europe. PSG will aim to secure his signing as soon as possible.
Visuals via TFA data viz engine
