PSG's Adrien Rabiot Talks Premier League Transfer Desire, Fondness for Liverpool

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot has revealed his desire to play in the Premier League in the future, as well as a longstanding admiration for Liverpool. 

The 22-year-old is one of the brightest prospects in French football and has cemented a place in the PSG team as of late with some excellent displays.

Nevertheless, when asked about how he views his career in the long term, Rabiot was adamant he would like to take on some different kinds of challenges.

"I think I would like to experience something else [outside Ligue 1]," he said, per the Daily Mirror. "There are a lot of very good championships, it's also very rewarding to go elsewhere. I would love to play in the Premier League, not necessarily one club in particular, even though I was very fond of Liverpool when I was young."

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As noted in the report, Arsenal have been strongly linked with a move for the France international in the past.

With Blaise Matuidi and Grzegorz Krychowiak leaving the Parc des Princes in the summer, there has been an extra onus on Rabiot this season. He's started all eight of the team's Ligue 1 matches and both games in the UEFA Champions League.

That extra responsibility has seemed to inspire Rabiot, and French football journalist Matt Spiro praised the midfielder for his role in PSG's 5-0 win at Celtic on September 12:

The most striking feature of Rabiot's game is just how rounded he is as a midfielder, meaning he can do a variety of jobs for Unai Emery's side.

In bigger games against opponents who utilise possession in a more efficient way, he is adept at being disciplined, spotting danger and pinching the ball back in the middle third. But Rabiot is good on the ball, too.

When the likes of Neymar, Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe are making runs ahead of him, the game becomes simple for the young midfielder.

As noted by French Football Weekly's Jeremy Smith, Rabiot also seems to be forming a positive relationship with Neymar:

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Forget Mbappe-Neymar - the Rabiot-Neymar combination has been superb since Neymar arrived!

— Jeremy Smith (@jeremysmith98) September 12, 2017"

The playmaker's contract at PSG is set to expire in 2019, and given how key he has quickly become to this side, you sense the offer of an extension will not be too far away.

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It would be interesting to see Rabiot in the Premier League in the future. If there's one area of his game where question marks linger, it's his appetite for physical battles, and that would be tested in English football. Still, he has the grace, technique and temperament to be a success anywhere.

Given his affinity for the Reds, if Rabiot were to move on, the Merseysiders would surely show an interest. For the time being, though, the exciting project at the Parc des Princes will most likely keep him in the French capital for a while yet.