PSG: a midfielder confirms his arrival

Announced with insistence at Paris Saint-Germain, a midfielder sealed his arrival in the French capital during this summer transfer window.

If Paris Saint-Germain does not yet know the identity of its future coach, who will replace Christophe Galtier, the capital club is working behind the scenes on the composition of its workforce for the 2023-2024 season. While Slovak central defender Milan Skriniar and Spanish attacking midfielder Marco Asensio are expected, the 2023 French champion will register the arrival of a midfielder from the Portuguese championship.

A regret with the departure of Messi

Although his arrival seemed to have taken the lead in the wing, as explained on our site, Manuel Ugarte will indeed engage with PSG. Announced on the shelves of Chelsea, the 22-year-old Uruguayan international sealed his presence in the Ile-de-France ranks, facing the media, on the sidelines of the Celeste rally. “The truth is that now you have to rest a bit and then start all over again at PSG. I’m going to a giant club, I haven’t even realized it yet, but I’m going to try and get it off the ground. It’s true that Messi is leaving. It would have been amazing to play with him, but that’s football. But I am very happy.”

Under contract until June 2026 with the Lisbon club, fourth in its championship behind Benfica Lisbon, FC Porto and Sporting Braga, the native of Montevideo will join Paris Saint-Germain for the sum of 60 million euros, i.e. the amount of his release clause. According to newspaper information The TeamManuel Ugarte will sign a five-year contract, until June 2028, and will receive an estimated gross annual salary of 3 million euros.

With Sporting Portugal, the future Parisian has played 85 games in all competitions since his recruitment in the summer of 2021, for 47 games during the 2022-2023 season.