{"id":91602,"date":"2023-08-14T12:06:25","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T12:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/14\/paris-st-germain-sign-barcelona-forward\/"},"modified":"2023-08-14T12:06:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T12:06:25","slug":"paris-st-germain-sign-barcelona-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/14\/paris-st-germain-sign-barcelona-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris St-Germain sign Barcelona forward"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Paris St-Germain have signed France forward Ousmane Dembele from Barcelona for \u00a343.5m (50.4m euros).<\/p>\n

Dembele, 26, joined Barcelona from Borussia Dortmund for\u00a0\u00a3135m in 2017\u00a0and scored 40 goals in 185 games, winning three La Liga titles.<\/p>\n

The 2018 World Cup winner has signed a five-year contract with the Ligue 1 champions.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI am very happy to join Paris St-Germain and can\u2019t wait to play in my new colours,\u201d said Dembele.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope I can continue to grow here and make all the club\u2019s fans proud.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dembele, who also won the Copa del Rey twice, signed a\u00a0new two-year contract\u00a0at Barcelona last year.<\/p>\n

Barca coach Xavi confirmed earlier this month that Dembele wanted to leave the club.<\/p>\n

PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said Dembele, who had a 50m euros release clause in his contract, would be an \u201cimportant and committed player\u201d for the French side.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dembele played in the World Cup final in December but a thigh injury meant he missed most of the second half of the season as Barca won the title.<\/p>\n

He has been capped 37 times by France, scoring four goals, and is PSG\u2019s ninth signing of the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n

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