The international defender arrives from Leipzig, where he has exploded for the past four seasons.
Third recruit of the summer for PSG. After Vitinha and Hugo Ekitike, the capital club has formalized the arrival of Nordi Mukiele. Arrived in Paris on Tuesday, the 24-year-old defender met the requirements of the medical examination before signing a five-year contract with the French champion.
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One year from the end of his contract, the native of Montreuil leaves Leipzig for a sum slightly over 10 million euros. Transferred from Montpellier in 2018, the defender exploded in Germany (146 matches, 10 goals, 11 assists) and won the German Cup last May. Performances that allowed him to experience the joys of a first selection in Blue, on September 7 against Finland (2-0).
«Playing in your city is necessarily a dreamenthused the interested party on the club’s website. I grew up in the Paris region, in Montreuil more precisely, so playing for Paris is a source of great pride for me, for my friends and for my family. And I’m very happy to have been able to work hard and to be able to be here today.»
versatile defender
In Paris, the international defender will be able to take advantage of his versatility, he who can evolve both to the right of the defense (piston, side) and in the axis of a three-man defense, where Christophe Galtier could include him in the rotation. Versatility as an undeniable asset: “I see it as an asset since inevitably when we arrive in a new team, we are there to help it. If I can help in the axis and help at the position of piston well I will do it with great pleasure since I like to play in the two positions that I have known for years. As long as I’m on the pitch, having fun and being there to help my teammates, that’s all that matters.»
The neo-Parisian is therefore returning to France, where he had been able to compile 50 matches in a season and a half with Montpellier, joined in January 2017 after his professional debut at Laval (Ligue 2). A return to France which is accompanied by a dream: to compost his ticket for the 2022 World Cup, in a France group where the position of side / right piston remains subject to debate. “A player must have a lot of goals and I have this goal to give the best of myself to try to be at the World Cuphe assures. I will have to be good in training and then in matches and perform well every weekend. In any case, that’s what I intend to do to try to participate in this World Cup.»