2026-27 season preview: Paris Saint-Germain

What will success look like for PSG this season?

More of the same, really. Coach Luis Enrique is fanatical about youth development, so true success for PSG will involve repeating its domestic and international exploits while training up a new generation of world-beaters. Keep an eye on 20-year-old French midfielder Senny Mayulu, 18-year-old Spanish attacker Dro Fernandez and 18-year-old Senegalese winger Ibrahim Mbaye as the season progresses: they're set to become PSG's next big things.

Which players have arrived?

PSG signed two fascinating (and very different) French players this summer to fill out its roster. The first, 24-year-old winger Maghnes Akliouche, came from its Ligue 1 competitor AS Monaco; the second, 33-year-old left back Lucas Digne, came from its Champions League competitor Aston Villa. Akliouche is a high-potential attacker whose familiarity with France's domestic league will make him valuable as a depth piece while Digne is an experienced French international making his grand return to the club that gave him his big break over a decade ago. Neither are big-name signings, but both are valuable additions...and both will be dearly missed by their former clubs.

Which players have departed?

Just two: French striker Randal Kolo Muani and Portuguese striker Goncalo Ramos. Kolo Muani is heading back to Juventus (where his teammates, including U.S. Men's National Team star Weston McKennie, were beyond pleased to receive him) while Ramos is heading to AC Milan.

Ramos is the more interesting case of the two. His big breakthrough came at the 2022 World Cup at age 21, where he found himself in the unenviable position of replacing Cristiano Ronaldo in the Portuguese starting eleven. He scored a hat trick in that match (against Switzerland in a Round of 16 knockout fixture, no less) and vaulted himself into the international elite.

PSG signed Ramos a few months later off of that performance, but he spent the rest of the four-year World Cup cycle languishing outside of the club's starting eleven. The strength of former player Kylian Mbappe—and the unexpected rise of current Ballon D'Or holder Ousmane Dembele—kept Ramos from seeing regular minutes in Paris. This move to Milan is a much-needed one for him.

Which players might come or go in the next few weeks?

PSG is locked in a never-ending transfer battle with Barcelona to secure the future of Spanish attacker Ferran Torres, a man you may remember from his game-winning goal in the 2026 World Cup final.

Torres worked with Enrique years ago in the Spanish national team system. The two aren't just close friends: they're practically family. (Torres even dated Enrique's daughter for a while.) Their partnership makes sense, but Barcelona knows what it has in Torres and won't be interested in parting with him for anything less than an astronomical fee.

PSG will kick off its season on Aug. 12 with the UEFA Super Cup match against defending Europa League winner Aston Villa. It will open its official season on Aug. 23 in Ligue 1 against Rennes.