When your name is Expensive, you are kinda set up to go big. But in Cher Ndour’s case, the story is a bit more complicated. Although “cher” means “expensive” in French, this 18-year-old midfielder has just joined French champions PSG – on a cheap.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Les Parisiens didn’t have to pay a transfer fee to secure the youngster’s signature from Portuguese giants Benfica. They say the best things in life are free. In that case, Cher could prove to be one of the best pieces of business PSG have ever pulled off.Ndour was born in Italy in 2004 and showed plenty of promise from a young age. Starting with his local club Brescia, he was soon taken by Serie A club Atalanta when he was just 11. However, just before he’d turned 17, an even bigger club came calling. Ndour moved to Lisbon in 2020 and soon broke Joao Felix’s record as the youngest player to play for Benfica B, the club’s development side. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7365323##In March 2023, Ndour made the briefest of appearances for Benfica, coming on as a late, late substitute for Rafa Silva in his team’s Liga Portugal win over Vitoria de Guimaraes. It was a proud day for the boy they call the new Paul Pogba – but it was to prove his sole appearance for the Benfica first team. The interest from the Ligue 1 champions was too strong.The best way to define Ndour is as a modern box-to-box midfielder. He likes to race up and down the pitch when he has possession and when he doesn’t. His deadly combination of physical and technical skills makes him stand out at the juvenile level. He is also nearly impossible to dispossess when he gets himself on the ball. Ndour is 190 cm tall, but his ball control is much better than expected. He has a vast arsenal of moves, dribblings, and dummies that help him create spaces and get rid of his markers.🔴 #WelcomeNdour 🔵 pic.twitter.com/mUD1SpmJjl— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) July 12, 2023 PSG’s new number 27 has signed a five-year contract at Parc des Princes and will be added to Luis Enrique’s squad. The Italy Under-20 player has been making waves for some time, and the Qatari-owned club was the quickest to snatch him from Benfica. Although the Portuguese club will be awarded some compensation money, the transfer fee itself is ZERO.The young central midfielder was unveiled in Paris on Wednesday afternoon.”I’m quite emotional. There are mixed emotions about leaving Benfica, but I’m, above all, happy to join Paris Saint-Germain, one of the best clubs in the world. There are some fantastic players here at the club, and I’m glad I’ve become a part of that family.”Besides the new head coach Enrique, PSG have also added Manuel Uguarte, Marco Asensio, Milan Skriniar and Lucas Hernandez since the start of the transfer window.
