PSG signs right back Florenzi on season's loan

PSG has an option to buy the 29-year-old Italy defender, who has 36 international caps and captained Roma last season.

Published : Sep 11, 2020 22:42 IST , PARIS

Alessandro Florenzi has scored 28 goals in 280 games for Roma.
Alessandro Florenzi has scored 28 goals in 280 games for Roma.
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Alessandro Florenzi has scored 28 goals in 280 games for Roma.

French champion Paris Saint-Germain has signed right back Alessandro Florenzi on a season’s loan from Italian club AS Roma.

PSG announced the deal on Friday, adding it has an option to buy the 29-year-old Italy defender, who has 36 international caps and captained Roma last season.

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The attack-minded Florenzi can also play in midfield and netted 28 goals in 280 games for Roma, including a career-best total of eight in the 2015-16 season.

PSG began its league campaign losing at Lens 1-0 on Thursday, and hosts Marseille on Sunday followed by Metz at home on Wednesday.

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