France international Ousmane Dembélé has signed a five-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona, the Ligue 1 champions announced on Saturday, August 12. PSG took advantage of the player's €50 million ($54 million) release clause to sign the former Rennes forward.
The 26-year-old Dembélé, who was part of France's 2018 World Cup-winning squad, joined Barcelona in 2017 from Borussia Dortmund and had extended his contract last year until 2024. Dembélé, who has 37 caps for France and scored four goals, joins three other World Cup winners at PSG – Kylian Mbappé, Presnel Kimpembe and Lucas Hernandez.
"I'm very happy to join Paris Saint-Germain and can't wait to play in my new colours," Dembélé said in a PSG statement. "I hope to continue to grow here and make all who love the club proud."
He is the club's ninth summer signing after defenders Milan Skriniar and Lucas Hernandez, midfielders Manuel Ugarte and Cher Ndour, forwards Marco Asensio, Lee Kang-in and Goncalo Ramos and goalkeeper Arnau Tenas. PSG are bolstering their attacking options with the futures of stars Mbappé and Neymar still uncertain.
"The passion and determination shown by Ousmane when he joined PSG is fantastic and is the attitude required for all our players," said PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi. "We are proud to have another French World Cup winner in Paris Saint-Germain at the moment. to enter a new great era for our club."
At Barcelona, despite early problems adjusting to the Catalan side and injuries, Dembélé scored 40 goals in 185 matches, winning three league titles in 2018, 2019 and 2023 and two Spanish Cups 2018 and 2021.