PARIS (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) 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 last Wednesday.
Hernandez has signed a deal until 2028 at the Qatari-backed side which approaches the upcoming season with Enrique now in the dug out 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 EUR40 million by a source close to the deal, way below the EUR80 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, with forward Asensio moving from Real Madrid.
