This is the third recruit of Paris Saint-Germain version Luis Campos. After the Portuguese Vitinha and Hugo Ekitikethe capital club welcomes Nordi Mukiele. After four great years in the Bundesliga in RB Leipzig, the 24-year-old right-back is committed to PSG for a period of 5 seasons. The amount of the transfer has not filtered, but it would be around 15 million euros.
“I am a happy man. I feel very good. And of course I’m very happy to be here today.” he explained on the club channel. “I grew up in the Paris region, in Montreuil more precisely, so playing for Paris is a source of great pride for me.“
Hakimi double in the right lane, but not only
It’s a return to the source for Nordi Mukiele, born in Montreuil in Seine-Saint-Denis and trained at Paris… FC. The ex-Montpellier player evolves to the position of right side and arrives as lining of the Moroccan Hachraf Hakimi.
But Christophe Galtier does not rule out incorporating him into the rotation of the three central defenders, since PSG should play with a three-man defense this season. “If I can help in the axis and piston I would do it with great pleasure since I like to play in both positions”, detailed the player on the club channel. “As long as I’m on the pitch, having fun and being there to help my teammates, that’s all that matters.“
The arrival of the French international (1 selection) is also a excellent news for PSG in view of the Champions League. Trained at Paris FC, post-trained in Laval, Mukiele will be able to integrate as a “locally trained” player. As a reminder, the club must submit to UEFA an A list of 25 players with, at least, 8 locally trained players.