Paris Saint-Germain to offload seven players in January?

Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly hoping to do away with as many as seven players in the January transfer window.

Les Parisiens have enjoyed a storming start to the Ligue 1 season to sit 11 points clear at the top of the table, while they have also booked their spot in the last-16 of the Champions League.

January incomings are expected to be few and far between for PSG, but according to L'Equipe, the club will hope to shift several out-of-favour players over the winter.

The report claims that Sergio Rico, Rafinha, Eric Ebimbe and Layvin Kurzawa - all of whom are struggling for minutes this season - will be the first to get the axe.

Furthermore, Colin Dagba and Abdou Diallo have supposedly been deemed surplus to requirements by Mauricio Pochettino, while Mauro Icardi - linked with Chelsea and Arsenal - is also on the chopping block.

PSG are supposedly demanding close to the €50m (£42.7m) that they initially paid for Icardi to sanction a sale, though, with none of the seven players due to become free agents in 2022.