PSG have secured the signing of a long-time target: 2018 world champion striker Ousmane Dembélé. The French international signed for 5 years with the club of the capital this Saturday August 12. He had been playing since 2017 with FC Barcelona and had renewed his lease with the Blaugrana in 2022 until 2024. But Paris took advantage of a transfer clause of 50 million euros to afford the former Rennais.
“I am very happy to join Paris Saint-Germain and can’t wait to play in my new colours,” said the player, quoted in the PSG press release. “I hope to continue to grow here and make all lovers of the club proud. »
Dembélé (37 caps and 4 goals for the French team) joins three other players crowned at the World Cup in Russia at PSG: Kylian Mbappé, Presnel Kimpembe and Lucas Hernandez. He is the Parisian club’s ninth summer signing after defenders Milan Skriniar and Lucas Hernandez, midfielders Manuel Ugarte and Cher Ndour, forwards Marco Asensio, Lee Kang-in and Gonçalo Ramos, and goalkeeper Arnau Tenas.
At Barça, despite the injuries and a somewhat long adaptation, “Dembouz” can boast a positive record with 40 goals and 43 assists in 185 games. In 6 years of presence in Catalonia, he won 3 league titles (2018, 2019, 2023) and 2 Spanish Cups (2018, 2021), without shining on the European scene.
By enlisting Dembélé, PSG have achieved a big blow in the offensive sector and are continuing to rebuild their attack while the future of Kylian Mbappé and Neymar is very uncertain. What also mitigate his failures on the files Harry Kane, transferred this Saturday to Bayern Munich, and Bernardo Silva, for the moment retained by Manchester City.
“The passion and determination shown by Ousmane upon joining PSG is fantastic and is the attitude required for all our players. We are proud to have another French World Cup winner at Paris Saint-Germain as we enter a new great era for our club,” President Nasser Al-Khelaïfi said in the statement.
