Soccer-PSG sign Portuguese midfielder Neves from Benfica on five-year contract


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Primeira Liga - Benfica v GD Chaves - Estadio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal - March 29, 2024 Benfica's Joao Neves celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Rodrigo Antunes/File Photo

(Reuters) - Paris St Germain have signed highly rated 19-year-old Portuguese defensive midfielder Joao Neves from Primeira Liga side Benfica on a contract until 2029, the Ligue 1 champions said on Monday.

Neither PSG nor Benfica disclosed the financial details, but The Athletic reported that the deal was worth around 60 million euros ($66 million) plus 10 million euros in potential add-ons.

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