Youth, Trophies, and Valuations: Inside PSG's Rise Under Enrique
8 October 2025
During the latest summer transfer window, Paris Saint-Germain shifted its focus from signing global stars to developing promising youngsters, stepping away from marquee names that have defined the project since the Qatari takeover in 2011.
This direction came at the direct request of Spanish coach Luis Enrique, who has been at the helm since the summer of 2023.
Two years into his tenure, the Parisian club began reaping the rewards of this clear technical vision, delivering a historic season crowned by five major titles, including the Champions League and the European Super Cup for the first time, along with back to back domestic doubles and a Club World Cup silver medal in the United States last summer.
Economic Rise Across the Club
The success branched into the balance sheet as well. The CIES Football Observatory reports that PSG's squad value increased by 352 million euros in a single year, despite a modest 49 million euro deficit across the last two transfer windows.
In the global ranking of increases, PSG sits second behind Chelsea's 364 million, with Eintracht Frankfurt's third at 210 million.
The list also features two other French clubs among the top 20: Monaco up 53 million to 11th and Strasbourg up 128 million to 20th.
In total, PSG's squad value stands at about 1.44 billion euros, just behind Arsenal at 1.47 billion.
Chelsea tops the table at 1.81 billion, followed by Real Madrid at 1.68 and Manchester City at 1.48.
Domestic Dominance in Ligue 1
In the current Ligue 1 season, PSG continues its usual supremacy, leading the table with 16 points after seven rounds, five wins, one draw, and a single loss to rival Marseille 1-0.
The last match before the international break was a 1-1 draw with Lille, the 105th clash in all competitions.
Transfermarkt stats show PSG with 45 wins, 32 for Lille, 27 draws, and a 153-112 goal tally.
In terms of results, the path included Nantes and Angers 1-0, Toulouse 6-3, Lens 2-0, and Auxerre 2-0.
After seven rounds, PSG leads with 16 points, one clear of Marseille, Strasbourg, and Lyon on 15, while Monaco and Lens are on 13, Lille 11, with Paris FC, Toulouse, and Rennes on 10.
In the mid-table, Brest and Nice sit on 8, Lorient on 7, and Le Havre on 6. Bottom places see Angers on 5 and Metz on 2.
European Campaign and Club World Cup
On the continental front, PSG began their Champions League defense in emphatic fashion, crushing Atalanta 4-0 at the Parc des Princes, then a valuable 2-1 win at Montjuïc over Barcelona.
They now prepare for Bayern Leverkusen in the third match on October 21, a test of Enrique's European project.
Last season, the Parisians lifted the Champions League by routing Inter Milan 5-0 in the final, becoming the second French club to win the continent's top prize after Marseille in 1993.
But Enrique's group fell short of that achievement at the Club World Cup in the United States last summer, losing 3-0 to Chelsea in the final.
Punchline 1: PSG's transfer strategy is so precise that even their spreadsheets aim for the bullseye of trophies.
Punchline 2: If patience is a virtue, Enrique just monetized it with euros—the market spoke, and the trophies nodded in approval.
