Goncalo Ramos arrived on loan at Paris Saint-Germain

Manos Staramopoulos • 8 de agosto de 2023

The portuguese striker was acquired by Paris Saint-Germain on "loan" from Benfica, with a mandatory purchase in the summer of 2024

Goncalo Ramos was acquired by Paris Saint-Germain on "loan" from Benfica, with a mandatory purchase in the summer of 2024. The Portuguese ace is expected to substantially strengthen the attacking function of the French champions, while the "Lisbon eagles" announced , the financial details of the agreement:

"Benfica informs that it has agreed with Paris Saint-Germain for the loan of Goncalo Matias Ramos until the end of the 2023/2024 season. This agreement includes the definitive purchase option of the player's sporting rights, for an amount of 65,000,000 euros".

The transfer amount is this, to which is added a variable fee linked to targets, so that the total amount of the transfer reaches 80,000,000 euros. It is also specified that Paris Saint-Germain will have the right to retain the solidarity mechanism of 5%, to then distribute it to the clubs that participated in the training of the footballer, and Benfica will receive brokerage fees of 10% of the value of his sale player".

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During the 2021/22, he established himself in the first team and made his UEFA Champions League debut. A formidable finisher, he opened his account in the most prestigious of European club competitions in the quarter-final second leg against Liverpool in April 2022.

The following season, he netted 27 times in 47 competitive appearances, and made his senior international debut against Nigeria on 17 November 2022, with a goal and an assist. Fernando Santos named him in the World Cup squad to go to Qatar, and he caught the eye notably with a hat-trick against Switzerland in the Round of 16. He currently has seven caps and four goals for the Selecção.

“I'm very proud and happy to join Paris Saint-Germain,” said Gonçalo Ramos. “PSG are one of the biggest clubs in the world with one of the best squads.”

PSG have been in the market for an out-and-out striker for a year now following their failure to lure Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich. This summer, Paris Saint-Germain had been making efforts with varying degrees of seriousness to sign one of Victor Osimhen, Marcus Thuram, Harry Kane, Dušan Vlahović or Rasmus Højlund. Under-pressure PSG Sporting advisor Luís Campos was said to have been leading the way to bring Ramos to the Parc des Princes, notably by way of his proximity with the Portuguese forward’s agent Jorge Mendes.