Paris Saint-Germain made a statement in their Club World Cup debut with a commanding 4-0 win over Atlético Madrid at the Rose Bowl. Fabián Ruiz opened the scoring with a long-range strike, and Vitinha doubled the lead just before the break after a Griezmann error sparked a ruthless counter.

PSG are expected to target a center-back this summer, and Bournemouth defender Illya Zabarnyi has emerged as a standout option. But signing the Ukrainian defender won’t be easy. The Parisians leaned into a youth-driven approach last year,

Freshly crowned kings of Europe, Paris Saint-Germain arrived this week in the United States for the Club World Cup and are treating FIFA's lucrative new competition not as a nuisance at the end of an exhausting season but as a serious objective.