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    PSG confirm signing Ousmane Dembele from Barcelona

    Emma TeeBy No Comments2 Mins Read

    • Ousmane Dembele leaves Barcelona to join PSG on five-year deal.

    PSG confirm signing Ousmane Dembele from Barcelona
    PSG confirm signing Ousmane Dembele from Barcelona

    Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed the signing of French winger Ousmane Dembele from Barcelona.

    Although the Frenchman’s €50 million release clause in his contract expired last month, Dembele’s eagerness to complete the transfer led Barcelona to agree to the same terms. He had been in talks with Barcelona about extending his deal before PSG expressed a wish to activate the clause.

    When it became evident that Dembele would depart for free next summer if he stayed at the club, Barcelona preferred to cash in on him because he had entered the final year of his contract at Camp Nou.

    Dembele, 26, has signed a five-year contract at Parc des Princes, marking his first return to Ligue 1 since leaving Rennes in 2016.

    “I’m delighted to be joining Paris Saint-Germain and can’t wait to play for my new club,” Dembele told club media. “I hope I can continue to grow here and make all the club’s fans proud.”

    President Nasser Al-Khelaifi added: “We are delighted to welcome Ousmane Dembele to Paris Saint-Germain where he will be an important and committed player for our club.

    “The passion and determination shown by Ousmane as he has signed for PSG is fantastic and perfectly corresponds to the attitude required of all of our players. We are proud to be able to bring another French World Cup winner to Paris Saint-Germain as we enter a new great era for our club.“

    We understand that PSG are also making progress in talks with Eintracht Frankfurt over striker Randal Kolo Muani, with the Bundesliga side now working on finding a replacement.