Paris Saint-Germain have officially presented Georginio Wijnaldum as their latest summer signing.PSG were able to beat off competition from Barcelona to snap up the in-demand Wijnaldum who as a free agent put pen to paper on a three-year deal until 2024.Leonardo’s sale to collect 212 million USD and get Pogba – Herrera, Sarabia, Areola, Rafinha, Kurzawa on the transfer listReportedly, Wijnaldum will earn double the wages that Barcelona were offering, and boss Mauricio Pochettino was a big factor in the negotiations. ‘I was at the end of my contract, and several clubs contacted me,’ Wijnaldum said during the chat with PSG TV.’When Paris came to meet me, everything went very well, and I quickly wanted to join Paris Saint-Germain. ‘Mauricio Pochettino had already approached me at the time, to sign me for Tottenham, so I had already talked a lot with him. ‘The whole club made me feel that they really wanted me, that played a big part in my decision.’📽️🏡 Bienvenue à 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 @GWijnaldum ❤️💙 #ICICESTPARIS pic.twitter.com/GfvpgullMi— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) July 22, 2021 Wijnaldum left Liverpool after five years at Anfield that saw them win the Champions League, the Premier League title, FIFA Club World Cup and the UEFA Super Cup.’Winning titles is very important, that’s what we all want to accomplish as a footballer,’ Wijnaldum added.’And Paris wants to win, it’s a club that has progressed a lot over the years, which has played in a Champions League final, which also reached the last four last season. ‘I think the project is beautiful, and we are building a team to fulfil these goals.’Ahead of the upcoming Ligue 1 campaign, Wijnaldum joins fellow new arrivals Sergio Ramos, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Achraf Hakimi at PSG.
