PSG make Bayern's Hernandez their fifth new signing
Bayern Munich's Lucas Hernandez celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Champions League Group C soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and FC Barcelona at Allianz Arena. (PHOTO/Reuters)
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Paris
Saint-Germain signed Bayern Munich defender Lucas Hernandez on Sunday, the
club's fifth signing this week.
The French
2018 World Cup winner joins Manuel Ugarte, Milan Skriniar, Marco Asensio and
Lee Kang-in as Parc des Princes newcomers since Luis Enrique's appointment as
coach on Wednesday.
Hernandez
has signed a deal until 2028 at the Qatari-backed side which approaches the
upcoming season with Enrique now in the dugout after the sacking of Christophe
Galtier.
"I'm feeling
so happy, I've been waiting to join PSG for some time now and at last it's
happened," said Hernandez, who will be experiencing Ligue 1 for the first
time in his career.
The
27-year-old's transfer was estimated at around 40 million euros ($44 million)
by a source close to the deal, way below the 80 million originally sought by
Bayern.
A question
mark hangs over Hernandez's fitness with the player only turning out 107 times
for the Bundesliga giants in four years.
He has been
sidelined since undergoing surgery after rupturing the anterior cruciate
ligament in his right knee in the ninth minute of France's opening World Cup
match against Australia in Qatar.
Hernandez
will link up in defence with Slovakia captain Skriniar, who joined on a free
transfer the day after Enrique's unveiling as manager, with forward Asensio
moving from Real Madrid.
Uruguay
midfielder Ugarte followed the day after from Portuguese club Sporting, with
the Ligue 1 champions signing South Korean international Lee from Real Mallorca
on Saturday.
Former
Barcelona and Spain boss Enrique has been quick to recruit as major doubts
persist over the future of Kylian Mbappe.
PSG must
sell their superstar player in the current transfer window or likely lose him
for nothing when his deal ends next season.


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