Paris Saint-Germain have officially announced the signing of a Spain international who bid farewell to Real Madrid last month.
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The French giants have completed a free-agent deal for 27-year-old playmaker Marco Asensio following his departure from Los Blancos, with the Spaniard joining the Ligue 1 champions on a three-year contract.
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Asensio announced he was leaving the 14-time UEFA Champions League winners ahead of their final LaLiga match of the campaign in June, a 1-1 draw with Athletic Bilbao, and now becomes PSG's second signing of the transfer window after Milan Skriniar's arrival earlier on Wednesday.
Speaking to the club's website, he said: "It's a privilege to be part of this great club. I'm looking forward to joining my new teammates and working with them to achieve some great goals."
In his eight years on Real's books, Asensio played a direct hand in 93 goals in 286 matches and claimed 16 pieces of silverware along the way.
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Reports suggested that the Spanish side had attempted to tie the left-footed star down to a new contract in Madrid, but he was attracted to the idea of playing more regularly elsewhere.
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