PSG have signed Manuel Ugarte from Sporting CP for £52million on a five-year deal.
The French champions fended off competitors from Chelsea and triggered the 22-year-old’s launch clause.
He’s the third signing of the Luis Enrique period after Marco Asensio and Milan Skriniar joined on free transfers yesterday.
The defensive midfielder joins at a whirlwind time for PSG, with Enrique’s appointment solely confirmed a few days in the past.
Ugarte arrives on the again of two seasons with considered one of Portugal’s ‘massive three’ and made his World Cup debut for Uruguay final 12 months.

Manuel Ugarte has joined PSG for £52m after two seasons with Sporting CP in Portugal

The 22-year-old defensive midfielder performed for Sporting CP for 2 years, making 85 outings
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He began his profession at hometown membership Centro Atletico Fenix in Montevideo, making his debut aged 15 in 2016.
In December 2020 he moved to Europe to hitch Primeira Liga facet Familicao. Simply eight months there was sufficient to persuade Sporting bosses to offer him his break within the massive time.
On the worldwide stage, he has made eight appearances.
Concerning his transfer to the Parc des Princes, he stated: ‘I am actually joyful to take this massive step in my profession at such an amazing membership. I will give my all for Paris Saint-Germain.’
The three latest incomings signify intriguing enterprise for a membership whose acknowledged intention final 12 months was to subject a crew purely composed of Parisian gamers.
Ugarte is Uruguayan, attacking midfielder Asensio is Spanish, and centre-back Skriniar is Slovakian. None have performed for a French membership earlier than.
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