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Paris St-Germain sign Dembele for £43.5m

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Paris St-Germain sign Dembele for £43.5m
Ousmane Dembele extended his contract with Barcelona last year until June 2024 when his previous deal expired./Photo Courtesy

Paris St-Germain have signed France forward Ousmane Dembele from Barcelona for £43.5m (50.4m euros).

Dembele, 26, joined Barcelona from Borussia Dortmund for £135m in 2017 and scored 40 goals in 185 games, winning three La Liga titles.

The 2018 World Cup winner has signed a five-year contract with the Ligue 1 champions.

“I am very happy to join Paris St-Germain and can’t wait to play in my new colours,” said Dembele.

“I hope I can continue to grow here and make all the club’s fans proud.”

Dembele, who also won the Copa del Rey twice, signed a new two-year contract at Barcelona last year.

Barca coach Xavi confirmed earlier this month that Dembele wanted to leave the club.

PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said Dembele, who had a 50m euros release clause in his contract, would be an “important and committed player” for the French side.

He added: “The 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.”

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.

He has been capped 37 times by France, scoring four goals, and is PSG’s ninth signing of the summer transfer window.

Meanwhile, France striker Kylian Mbappe and Brazil forward Neymar have been left out of PSG’s squad to face Lorient in their opening Ligue 1 game on Saturday.

Mbappe, 24, has been in a contract stand-off with the club amid a desire to join Real Madrid and has not trained with the first-team squad.

PSG’s all-time leading goalscorer is refusing to sign a year’s extension to his contract, which ends next summer.

Neymar, 31, who reportedly wants to leave the club, is recovering from a viral infection and is training indoors.

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Milton Nyakundi is a veteran multimedia journalist with over 20 years of experience across broadcast, digital, and print media, who relocated to the United States in 2022 and is now the Senior International Correspondent for Kurunzi News based in Washington, DC, USA. He has previously worked with the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), among other high-profile roles with Kenya's first privately-owned media outlet - Kenya Television Network. His experience also include prominent roles as Media Consultant for Football Kenya Federation (FKF), and StarTimes Kenya. His career spans high‑stakes political reporting covering legislative and constitutional issues, elections, governance, and accountability across Kenya, Africa, and global arenas. He also boasts extensive sports journalism experience, covering local and international sports events, including leagues, tournaments and sports governance. He is well-known for his investigative depth, editorial leadership, and evidence-driven journalism that guides his consistent delivery of public‑interest storytelling across platforms.

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