Football: Sergio Ramos at Paris Saint-Germain until 2023
Sergio Ramos with Real Madrid at home in the round of 16 second leg of the Champions League on March 16, 2021 against Atalanta Bergamo PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU AFP / Archives
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Sergio Ramos has signed up for the next two seasons with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), the French football club announced on July 8.
The 35-year-old Spanish defender has been playing for Real Madrid since 2005.
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It was just a matter of formalization.
After 16 seasons at Real Madrid, Sergio Ramos will wear the colors of PSG for the next two.
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Paris Saint-Germain is pleased to announce the arrival in its squad of Sergio Ramos
, said the French football club on July 8.
The Spanish center-back has signed a two-year contract and is linked with the club until June 30, 2023.
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I am very happy to join Paris Saint-Germain
, reacted the person concerned on the site of the PSG
.
It is a big change in my life, a new challenge and a day that I will never forget.
I am proud to be part of this very ambitious project, to join a team with great players.
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At the end of his contract in Madrid, the 35-year-old will therefore have his first experience abroad, he who had also played for Sevilla FC, from 2003 to 2005. “
Paris today welcomes one of the greatest players. of our time
, enthused Nasser Al Khelaïfi, president of Paris Saint-Germain
.
Sergio is a complete footballer, one of the best defenders in history.
He is a born competitor, a leader and a great professional.
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Reunion with Neymar
With the Spanish national team, the rough defender was indeed world champion in 2010 and twice European champion (2008 and 2012).
With Real Madrid, Sergio Ramos has won five Spanish Championships, two Spanish Cups, four Spanish Super Cups, four Club World Cups and above all the prestigious Champions League four times.
PSG is counting in particular on its experience in this competition to finally lift the trophy, one year away from a 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the country that owns the Parisian club through an investment fund.
In the French capital, Sergio Ramos will play alongside other stars such as Kylian Mbappé and especially Neymar, a player that the Spaniard faced on numerous occasions when the Brazilian played for FC Barcelona.
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