PSG tonight announced the arrival of Nataša Andonova and Formiga but also the departure of Erika leaving Paris, a year and a half after his arrival.

It may be the surprise of this transfer window, the departure of Erika. Injured since the match against Juvisy at the beginning of December, Erika was part of the rotation of Paris, tenularized sometimes in central defense sometimes in midfield. A useful versatility as well as the ability of Irene Paredes to evolve in the axis or on the sides in the Parisian defense.

But his injury prevented him from finding the grounds before the end of the season. Probably at the request of the PSG, Erika has therefore agreed to terminate his contract expiring in June 2017 to allow the recruitment of another player outside the community, in this case his compatriot Formiga. The sequel for Erika goes back to Brazil to finish his recovery before, hopefully, new opportunities to find the grounds. With the international retirement of Formiga, Erika will have her role to play for the future within the Brazilian selection.

Two recruits at the impressive C.V
If Formiga is not to present, Nataša Andonova also remains a rookie of choice for Paris Saint-Germain. Yet, she remains far from the spotlight. The reason is that in the national team, she plays with the modest Macedonia, a young team that is not used to joining the Euros and World Cup.

 But at 23, she has already gone through some of the biggest clubs in Europe. After starting in Macedonia, she joined Turbin Potsdam in 2010 following the European title of the German club. In Germany, she continues to grow, although she does not often hold the last two national titles of the Turbine in 2011 and 2012. After Potsdam, she joined Rosengard in 2015, the club Malmö, with whom she won the Damallsvenskan in his first season, scoring a dozen goals.

Nataša, younger sister of Sijce Andonova, also Macedonian international, has made a name for herself thanks to her formidable left foot which allows her to regularly score very good goals. Among his flashes of genius, a goal scored in 2010, at the Euro U19. The opponents of the day was France, and Nataša Andonova scored a goal of more than 40 meters that Laëtitia Philippe probably did not forget.


This goal had been noticed on the side of the biggest clubs and at the time the OL of a certain Patrice Lair took a close interest in the talented attacker coming from the Balkans. Her arrival at PSG is a real plus, even if she will not be able to play Champions League matches that have already played part of the competition with FC Rosengard.

Formiga, a legend and a bet
For Miraildes Maciel Mota, the now legendary Formiga, coming to Paris is like a leap into the unknown. If it is, arguably, one of the best midfield of the past fifteen years, its signature in the capital comes after the announcement of his international retirement last December.

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In Paris, she will be inserted into an already impressive midfield on paper between confirmed players and a youth without complex with Aminata Diallo and Grace Geyoro. We also expect to see the extent of its automation with Cristiane, his long-time teammate with Seleçao and who wins regularly in midfield this season with Paris. An arrival that should also compensate for the probable departure of Amandine Henry for the very end of the season with the appointments in the Champions League, but also an end of championship where Paris still dreams of playing the leading roles.

For both players, the contracts signed today run until June 30, 2017 and therefore leave some uncertainty about the future of its two players with the club of the capital.

Dounia MESLI