PSG have confirmed that they have signed Argentina midfielder Leandro PAREDES.

It’s been made official. PAREDES has signed a four and a half year deal, which would keep him at the club until June 30, 2023, this per the club’s official website. Still only 25 years old, PAREDES will be wearing the number 8 shirt at the club.

Speaking on PSG’s website, here’s what PAREDES had to say:

“I’m very proud to be joining Paris Saint-Germain. After my previous experiences in Italy and Russia, I now have this fantastic opportunity, not only to discover a new league, but above all one to wear one the most prestigious club jerseys in the world. I’d like to thank the chairman and the coach for the confidence they have shown in me by signing me.

“We all know the extraordinary sporting dimension of Paris Saint-Germain, its players and staff. I share the same high ambitions and I will do everything I can to give my club what it expects of me as a midfielder. I also look forward to the passionate atmosphere of the Parc des Princes, as I grew up with football fever in Argentina.”