Paris Saint Germain confirmed Wednesday they
had signed Portuguese forward Goncalo Guedes from Benfica for around 30 million
euros ($32 million).
The
rangy Guedes, just 20 and blessed with mazy dribbling skills, impressed last
season as Benfica motored to the title and PSG have captured him on a
four-and-a-half year deal.
Guedes
broke into the Portuguese national side in 2015, but he did not feature at Euro
2016.
PSG
published a photo of their new recruit clad in a club shirt and scarf as they
unveiled him after he successfully completed a medical.
Publicly
quoted entity Benfica confirmed the deal independently, adding they will
receive seven million euros in the event PSG sell Guedes on to another club
before 2021.
With
two caps for Portugal, Guedes can play on either wing but most recently played
either centre-forward or playmaker at Benfica.
Guedes
will become the latest foreign acquisition by the French champions, who signed
23-year-old German international Julian Draxler from Wolfsburg two weeks ago
for a reported 36 to 40 million euros.
Guedes
came through the youth ranks at Benfica, whom he joined aged just nine, and
made his debut in October 2014.
He
will be unable to feature in the Champions League, where PSG take on Barcelona
in the last 16, having already featured for Benfica in the event this season.
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