Lucas Digne returns to Paris Saint-Germain after eleven years. The reigning Champions League winners introduced this on Sunday.
The 33-year-old left-back arrives from Aston Villa after PSG triggered a launch clause price seven to eight million euros, and he has signed a three-year contract.
Digne is again at PSG for a second spell. After breaking by way of at Lille, he joined the French capital membership in 2013 for 15 million euros. Two years and 44 aggressive appearances later, he moved to Roma on mortgage earlier than becoming a member of Barcelona completely in 2016 for 16.5 million euros. After spells at Everton and Aston Villa, he has now returned.
Now 33, Digne is PSG’s oldest new signing since 2021, when the then 34-year-old Lionel Messi and 35-year-old Sergio Ramos arrived as a part of a serious switch drive. PSG plan to make use of him at left-back as cowl for the undisputed Nuno Mendes.
Digne is PSG’s fourth new signing this summer time
“It’s a nice honour for me to return to Paris Saint-Germain after having great experiences right here greater than ten years in the past. I’m significantly impressed by how the membership have continued to develop over time,” mentioned Digne. “The working situations on the campus are distinctive and mirror the membership’s ambitions. I am unable to wait to start this new chapter and put all my expertise on the service of the workforce. I’ll as soon as once more do my utmost to defend the colors of Paris Saint-Germain.”
Final season, Digne was principally in Villa’s beginning line-up. Within the Premier League, he and the Birmingham membership completed fourth, they usually additionally triumphed within the Europa League. In the summertime, he performed on the World Cup with the French nationwide workforce and was first-choice left-back within the knockout spherical.
He’s PSG’s fourth new signing of the summer time. The membership had already introduced within the 24-year-old proper winger Maghnes Akliouche from Monaco for 50 million euros, the 21-year-old proper winger Khalil Ayari from Stade Tunisien for 1.5 million euros, and the 18-year-old goalkeeper Alessandro Longoni on a free switch from AC Milan.
