Asensio and Ugarte set for PSG moves after passing medicals

Spain international Asensio, 27, will leave Real Madrid as a free agent with his deal ending later this month.

Published : Jun 06, 2023 17:25 IST , PARIS - 1 MIN READ

FILE PHOTO: Asensio won three Champions League titles in an eight-year spell in Madrid.
FILE PHOTO: Asensio won three Champions League titles in an eight-year spell in Madrid. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES
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FILE PHOTO: Asensio won three Champions League titles in an eight-year spell in Madrid. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES

Real Madrid forward Marco Asensio and Sporting Lisbon midfielder Manuel Ugarte are set to join Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) after passing their medicals, a source at the Ligue 1 champion told AFP on Monday.

Spain international Asensio, 27, will leave Real Madrid as a free agent with his deal ending later this month.

He won three Champions League titles in an eight-year spell in Madrid.

According to French media, Uruguay international Ugarte, 22, will cost PSG 60 million euros ($64 million). He has three years remaining on his contract with Sporting.

The two arrivals come days after Lionel Messi and Sergio departed the club and coach Christophe Galtier is also leaving.

PSG has been linked with moves for the French international trio of Bayern Munich defender Lucas Hernandez, Eintracht Frankfurt attacker Randal Kolo Muani and Borussia Moenchengladbach forward Marcus Thuram.

It is also in negotiations with Inter Milan’s Slovakia centre-back Milan Skriniar.

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