The Parisiens' forwards may have hogged the headlines during their treble win, but Luis Enrique believes the Portuguese is his most important player
Towards the tail end of Paris Saint-Germain's remarkable 2024-25 campaign, Ruud Gullit admitted that he was utterly enamoured with Luis Enrique's thrilling team. Just like everyone else, the Dutch legend had been captivated by the French club's wonderful wingers, but it was Vitinha's play-making in the middle of the park which really blew Gullit away.
"He wasn't even good enough to play for Wolves and now he's the best player at Paris Saint-Germain!" the former AC Milan and Netherlands attacker told reporters at the Laureus World Sports Awards.
Gullit wasn't exaggerating either - at least, not about Vitinha being PSG's best player. He is the man that makes the treble-winners tick. And, clearly, the talent had always been there, even during his unsuccessful loan spell at Molineux.
But how did Vitinha go from a Wolves reject to a PSG superstar in four years? GOAL charts the remarkable rise to prominence of one of the new members of our World-Class Club...