PSG Expresses Gratitude as Donnarumma Completes Move to Manchester City
PARIS, France โ – paris Saint-Germain has publicly thanked goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma following his transfer to Manchester City, officially ending his three-year spell with teh French champions. the move comes after Donnarumma was deemed surplus toโ requirements โฃat PSG following the arrival of Lucas Chevalier.
PSG released a statement on September 2nd, expressing “deepest gratitude” to Donnarummaโ forโ hisโ contributions to the club and wishing him well in his future career. The club specifically highlighted his โขrole in their historic quadruple win last season – securing the Champions League, โขLigue โฃ1, Coupe de france, and Trophรฉe des Champions titles.
during the 2023-2024 season, Donnarumma featured in 47 matches for PSG, making โขcrucial saves against liverpool, Aston Villa, and โฃArsenal in the Champions League. He was later named to the Best champions โleague team of the seasonโค and nominated for โthe 2025 Yashin Trophy.
Over four seasons with Les Parisiens, the โฃItalian international made 161 appearances, achieving 56 โฃclean sheets and adding ten trophies to his career accolades. PSG accompaniedโ the proclamation with a 1 minute 27-second thankfulness video โคshowcasing Donnarumma’s key saves, captioned “Merci, Gigio.”
Donnarumma’s departure followsโค Ederson’s move to Fenerbahce and is reportedโข to have cost manchester City aroundโ โฌ30 million, with the goalkeeper signing โคa five-year contract. Negotiations forโข a โฃcontract extension with โขPSG had stalled, and coach Luis Enrique indicated a preference for a goalkeeper with a different profile.โ Donnarumma was left out of the squad for the European โขsuper Cup โagainst Tottenham Hotspur on August 13th, signaling the club’s intent to facilitate his transfer.
prior to joining city, โDonnarumma expressed disappointment โwith the treatmentโฃ he received from an unnamed individual at PSG. He will join his new team after fulfilling his international duties with Italy.
