Javier Pastore is not contemplating leaving Paris Saint-Germain in January despite acknowledging that he needs to play more regularly if he is to get into Argentina s World Cup squad.
The playmaker joined PSG from Palermo ahead of the 2011-12 Ligue 1 season and was one of the first big signings of the club s Qatari revolution.
He was a success in his first four years in Paris, but injuries, inconsistency and competition for places have hampered his progress since 2015.
This term Pastore has featured in seven of PSG s 13 Ligue 1 games, earning his fourth start in Saturday s 4-1 win over Nantes, setting up Edinson Cavani for their first goal and scoring the third.
The 28-year-old knows that he probably needs to be featuring more regularly if he is to be included in Jorge Sampaoli s Argentina squad for the World Cup, though he is confident that a move away from the Parc des Princes in January is not necessary.
I think it s normal that I player wants to play all the time, but it s the coach s decision, he told reporters.
If I can play as I did [against Nantes] then I ll be fine. I also need to try not to have any more injuries.
I want to go to the World Cup, but if the boss sees I m not playing then it ll be difficult for him to pick me.
But I m not thinking about a transfer. I want to give my best for the club.
Sevilla had been linked as a potential loan destination were he to leave Paris, though Pastore suspects he will end up elsewhere if he does head for the PSG exit.
It s more likely that I ll go to Italy, he said.
