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PSG confirm Manuel Ugarte signing from Sporting CP.
Paris Saint-Germain have announced the signing of defensive midfielder Manuel Ugarte from Sporting CP on a five-year contract.
The 22-year-old has played for Uruguay eight times and had Chelsea of the Premier League interested before deciding to move to France.
Ugarte’s personal contract with PSG was finalized in May, but the Blues chose to turn their attention to other players like Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia.
On his move to the Ligue 1 champions, Ugarte said: “I’m really happy to take this big step in my career at such a great club.
“I’m going to give my all for Paris Saint-Germain.”
After agreements for free agents Marco Asensio and Milan Skriniar were reached, Ugarte joins PSG as the club’s third addition in as many days. While Sergio Ramos and Lionel Messi have left, there is still a lot of uncertainty about Kylian Mbappe’s future.
The midfielder, who spent the previous two seasons at Sporting where he won the 2021/22 Taca da Liga, will wear the number four shirt in Paris. Ugarte, who had previously excelled for Famalicao after making his name at Fenix in Uruguay, appeared in 85 games for the Portuguese team in total.
In his first club position since leaving Barcelona in 2017, new head coach Luis Enrique will be in charge of managing him.
Ugarte was a member of his nation’s 2022 World Cup squad as well, although he didn’t play a single competitive minute as Uruguay was eliminated in the group stage.
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Le Paris Saint-Germain est ravi d’accueillir Manuel Ugarte au sein de son effectif professionnel à partir de la saison 2023-2024.
Le milieu de terrain uruguayen, qui portera le numéro 4, est lié au club parisien jusqu’au 30 juin 2028.#WelcomeUgarte 🔴🔵
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) July 7, 2023