The Frenchman’s hopes of securing regular first-team football were dealt an immediate blow when he was left as an unused substitute during PSG’s Ligue 1 season opener against Rennes. While he did eventually see some competitive action the following week against Lille, his 71st-minute introduction with the side trailing 2-0 was not the impact he or the club’s supporters had envisioned when the deal was struck.
PSG managed to rally late in that fixture, scoring in the first and fifth minutes of stoppage time to rescue a dramatic point, but Digne’s individual contribution was clearly deemed insufficient. The coaching staff’s assessment of his performance in those limited minutes appears to have been the catalyst for his complete exclusion from the squad this week, suggesting a deepening rift regarding his role in the team.