Arriving at PSG in 2019, Sergio Rico left the capital club this summer, and joined Qatar by signing for Al Gharafa. Victim of a serious horse riding accident in May 2023, the Spanish goalkeeper, now 31 years old, revealed that the latter could have continued the adventure within the Parisian club, with whom discussions were underway.
This summer, several players left the PSG. Eager to restructure its workforce through promising young players, the Parisian club has notably seen players like Danilo Pereira, Manuel Ugarte, Nordi Mukiele or even Carlos Soler leave the ship.
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Sergio Rico left PSG after his serious accident
But the PSG also parted ways with certain elements whose contracts expired at the end of the 2023-2024 season. If Kylian Mbappé did not renew its lease in the capital, this is also the case for Layvin Kurzawa or even for Sergio Rico. Arrived at PSG in 2019 from Sevilla FCthe Spanish goalkeeper will have played only 24 matches under the Parisian colors, he who mainly occupied a role of understudy of Keylor Navas during his passage to Paris. Victim of a serious horse riding accident in May 2023, the Spanish doorman remained in a coma for many weeks. This summer, Sergio Rico left the PSG book of any contract, and is committed to of Al Gharafa au Qatar.
“We had started to discuss an extension”
But during an interview given to Parisian this Saturday, Sergio Rico revealed that the latter could have extended the adventure with the PSG before his accident: “Well, yes, it’s true that before all this, we had started to discuss an extension. Afterwards, obviously everything was shaken up a bit by events, which is understandable. Finally, we decided to find another path forward and move forward. My agents told me about this possibility in Qatar and we chose to go there”confided the 31-year-old goalkeeper.
