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It may still be too early to judge Mauricio Pochettino's time at Paris Saint-Germain but the Argentine coach will never have a better squad to win the Champions League than this one.
Pochettino's first six months with the French giants were a topsy-turvy affair - despite winning the French Cup, PSG failed to usurp Lille at the top of Ligue 1 while they self-combusted in the semi-finals of the Champions League to Manchester City in explosive fashion.
The defeat to City provoked memories of when Pochettino's Tottenham fell apart against Chelsea on the night they lost the 2016 Premier League title race to Leicester, but this time the 49-year-old is addressing this squad issue by bringing in world-class talent.
Mauricio Pochettino is building an all-star cast of world-class talent at PSG this summer
Sergio Ramos is expected to join Achraf Hakimi in Paris, with the full-back joining on Tuesday
PSG are reportedly close to completing the double signing of free agent Sergio Ramos and goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. Inter Milan right back Achraf Hakimi added to Georginio Wijnaldum's arrival from Liverpool when he was confirmed on Tuesday evening.
Not only is Pochettino addressing the spine of PSG's squad, he is bringing in trophy-winning talent that will not explode into a rage in the way his current crop did against City in their European semi-final match-up.
The French giants' squad is undoubtedly talented with the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Marco Verratti at their disposal but there is a distinct