Benfica Striker Goncalo Ramos Signs For Paris Saint-Germain

08.08.2023 - 07:05 sports.ndtv.com

Portugal attacker Goncalo Ramos has joined Paris Saint-Germain from Benfica on a one-year loan deal with an option to buy, the French champions announced on Monday.

Ramos, 22, came through the Portuguese club's academy and scored 19 league goals in 30 matches last season. At the 2022 World Cup he scored a hat-trick and made an assist in his first international start in the last 16 win over Switzerland. "It's a big moment of pride and immense joy to join Paris Saint-Germain," Ramos said in a PSG statement. "PSG are one of the biggest clubs in the world with one of the best squads," he added.

Ramos is the Parisians' eighth summer signing after the arrivals of the likes of France defender Lucas Hernandez and Spain attacker Marco Asensio.

They missed out on Harry Kane with the England striker being heavily linked with Bayern Munich. PSG open the defence of their Ligue 1 crown by hosting Lorient on Saturday but the start of the campaign is being clouded by questions over Kylian Mbappe's future.

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Kylian Mbappe won and converted a penalty on his Paris Saint-Germain return on Saturday in a 1-1 draw at Toulouse after being reinstated to the first team following a contract dispute with the French champions. The France captain started on the bench but came on in the 51st minute and promptly broke the deadlock, drawing a foul from Rasmus Nicolaisen and tucking away the resulting spot-kick just past the hour mark.

Kylian Mbappe On Bench For PSG Return Against Toulouse

Kylian Mbappe will start Saturday's Ligue 1 game at Toulouse as a substitute after being reinstated to the first team following a contract dispute. The France captain has not played for PSG since the first of the club's pre-season friendlies on July 21, and missed the 0-0 draw against Lorient last weekend in the opening round of games. Mbappe was not invited to the pre-season tour in Japan and South Korea and was made to train with players the club are trying to offload after he refused to sign an extension to his PSG deal.

Roma Sign Leandro Paredes And Renato Sanches From Paris Saint-Germain

Roma completed a double swoop to bolster their midfield on Wednesday, signing both Leandro Paredes and Renato Sanches from Paris Saint-Germain. Paredes has signed "a contract until June 30, 2025" reportedly worth four million euros ($4.4 million) a season. Sanches joins "in a loan deal with an obligation to buy if certain conditions are met", Roma said. Paredes, who triumphed with Argentina at last year's World Cup, was a Roma player between 2014 and 2017 before being sold to Zenit Saint Petersburg.

PSG finally able to focus on new season as Mbappe saga ends and Neymar heads for exit

Seldom has a 0-0 draw been welcomed as so promising. Paris Saint-Germain, serial champions of France, extravagant drivers of transfer fee inflation, began the defence of their Ligue 1 title at home to Lorient, who finished 10th last season, and could not break the deadlock.

Brazil star Neymar to leave PSG for Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal

Brazil star Neymar is set to become the latest marquee footballer to move to Saudi Arabia, with the Paris Saint-Germain forward close to a hugely lucrative transfer to Al Hilal.

Neymar 'Probably Leaving' Paris Saint-Germain For This Saudi Club: Report

Neymar is "probably leaving" Paris Saint-Germain, with an offer from Saudi Arabia said to be on the table, a source close to the negotiations told AFP on Sunday. The Brazil international joined the French champions for 220 million euros ($241m) from Barcelona in 2017. But the 31-year-old forward was missing from PSG's season-opener on Saturday, and "no longer figures in the club or manager's plans", the source stated. Reports have emerged that Al Hilal are currently negotiating a deal to sign the former Barcelona forward.