Opinion: Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus and now Man Utd? Adrien Rabiot has yet to come close to convincing

He launched his career with a club that has 10 Ligue 1 titles, and then moved on to the most successful club in Italy. Now he could join the team in England with the most Premier League trophies. After PSG and then Juventus, Adrien Rabot looks set to line-up for another big side, Manchester United.

United are in a nadir right now, but the French midfielder’s career could have another remarkable notch. Ad At the very least, these clubs correspond with the expectations that have followed the career of a player who broke into professional football aged 17 at PSG. FootballTen Hag at Man Utd, the 'real' Messi and are Barca back? — The European Storylines we're watching05/08/2022 AT 11:02 However he has not necessarily convinced over the decade that followed.

For club as well as country — for whom he has 29 caps — Rabiot has never totally followed through. A 27 he has not made good on his immense talent that took him from Paris to Turin, before a possible switch to Manchester. He was supposed to be the ‘Gerrard of PSG’ Paris saw in him a symbol.

They wanted to build a team capable of winning the Champions League by recruiting stars, and hoped that Rabiot would sit at the heart of the side, a player made by the club who established himself in the first team. At the time, the example they cited was Steven Gerrard of Liverpool. It would not be easy, but he didn’t get off to a bad start.

Picked out by Carlo Ancelotti, put into the first team by Laurent Blanc, he became a first-team regular under Unai Emery, progressing quickly and consistently. But Rabiot gave the impression of someone who expected more of others than he did of himself. He complained a lot, with a contract extension in 2014/15 proving a bone of contention.