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Paris Saint-Germain Coach Antoine Kombouare Cool On Failure To Sign A Centre-Back
PSG coach Antoine Kombouare has revealed he failed to get his transfer targets, but he believes his club have enough in reserve to get by.
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Sep 1, 2010 12:35:00 PM
By Robin Bairner
Antoine Kombouare, coach of Paris Saint-Germain, has played down his club’s failure to sign a central defender at the close of the transfer window.
In the closing hours of the market, PSG were linked strongly with Valenciennes’ Milan Bisevac, Dynamo Kyiv’s Badr El-Kaddouri and Lokomotiv Moscow’s Marko Basa, yet none of these figures arrived at the Parc des Princes. Siaka Tiene did sign from Valenciennes, but the Ivory Coast international is a left-back and is unable to operate in the centre of the defence.
“My priority was Bisevac,” Kombouare confirmed to RMC. “But in view of his sporting achievements, Valenciennes finally closed the door on Sunday night. We therefore returned to Basa. He's a player I wanted. But Lokomotiv Moscow lost this weekend and vetoed [the deal].
“Finally there was [Pape] Diakhate. But between Lyon, who play the Champions League, and PSG, I understand his choice.
“After that there were opportunities with Italian, English and Dutch defenders, but I did not venture into these choices and I opted for internal solutions.”
Meanwhile, Kombouare has not dismissed the possibility of selling Mateja Kezman and Jerome Rothen.
“In some countries, the market closes [on Wednesday], so they could still move for them,” the coach smiled.
PSG’s start to the season has ultimately been disappointing, despite a promising beginning. Les Parisiens have gone into the international break on the back of a three-game losing streak in all competitions.
In the closing hours of the market, PSG were linked strongly with Valenciennes’ Milan Bisevac, Dynamo Kyiv’s Badr El-Kaddouri and Lokomotiv Moscow’s Marko Basa, yet none of these figures arrived at the Parc des Princes. Siaka Tiene did sign from Valenciennes, but the Ivory Coast international is a left-back and is unable to operate in the centre of the defence.
“My priority was Bisevac,” Kombouare confirmed to RMC. “But in view of his sporting achievements, Valenciennes finally closed the door on Sunday night. We therefore returned to Basa. He's a player I wanted. But Lokomotiv Moscow lost this weekend and vetoed [the deal].
“Finally there was [Pape] Diakhate. But between Lyon, who play the Champions League, and PSG, I understand his choice.
“After that there were opportunities with Italian, English and Dutch defenders, but I did not venture into these choices and I opted for internal solutions.”
Meanwhile, Kombouare has not dismissed the possibility of selling Mateja Kezman and Jerome Rothen.
“In some countries, the market closes [on Wednesday], so they could still move for them,” the coach smiled.
PSG’s start to the season has ultimately been disappointing, despite a promising beginning. Les Parisiens have gone into the international break on the back of a three-game losing streak in all competitions.
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