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Gueye ‘happy’ with captaincy role at PSG

The Senegal international has been handed a leadership role in Mauricio Pochettino’s team, in the absence of Marquinhos

Stand-in captain Idrissa Gueye said he is happy to be passing his experience to Paris Saint-Germain youngsters in their pre-season friendly games.

With Marquinhos still on vacation after helping Brazil reach the final of the Copa America, Gueye has led the Ligue 1 giants out as captain in their last three matches.

The former Everton and Aston Villa midfielder guided the Parisians to a 4-0 win over Le Mans a week ago before playing out a 2-2 draw against Chambly and their 2-1 win over Bundesliga club Augsburg on Wednesday.