Ousmane DembΓ©lΓ© has joined Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona, who announced a β¬50.4 million (Β£43.5 million) transfer agreement.
DembΓ©lΓ©, 26, extended his contract with Barcelona until 2024 last year when his previous contract expired. In six years, he won three La Liga crowns and two Spanish Cups.
βIβm delighted to be joining Paris Saint-Germain and canβt wait to play for my new club,β DembΓ©lΓ© told the clubβs website after signing a five-year contract. βI hope I can continue to grow here.β
DembΓ©lΓ© started his playing career at Rennes, making his debut in the 2015-16 season, before moving to Borussia Dortmund. He joined Barcelona for β¬105m plus add-ons on a five-year deal in 2017 and scored 40 goals along with 43 assists in 185 appearances.
The forward was part of France teams that won the World Cup in 2018 and reached the 2022 final last December. He joins the new signings Marco Asensio, Milan Skriniar, Lee Kang-in, Hugo Ekitike, Lucas HernΓ‘ndez and Manuel Ugarte at PSG. The club sacked Christophe Galtier as manager in July and appointed the former Barcelona and Spain coach Luis Enrique.
PSG will aim to win a record-extending 12th Ligue 1 title this season and begin their title defence at home to Lorient on Sunday. βWe are proud to be able to bring another French World Cup winner to Paris St-Germain as we enter a new great era for our club,β said the chairman, Nasser al-Khelaifi.
