Georginio Wijnaldum to earn £8.6m per year at Paris PSG
Georginio Wijnaldum is to take home a whopping £8.6m per year while on the books at Paris Saint-Germain it has been revealed.
The Netherlands international’s time at Liverpool will come to an end this month, and he was persistently linked with a switch to Barcelona in the months leading up to his Anfield contract expiring.
Ronald Koeman’s side were supposedly at the head of the queue for Wijnaldum’s services, but the 30-year-old is now understood to be closing in on a switch to PSG.
According to De Telegraaf, Wijnaldum is set to agree to a three-year deal worth £8.6m per year at the Parc des Princes – a figure that cash-strapped Barcelona were not willing to match.
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The report adds that some senior figures at Barcelona were not convinced by Wijnaldum’s signing either, and the lure of working under Mauricio Pochettino was also a key factor in Wijnaldum’s decision to join PSG.
Wijnaldum featured in all 38 Premier League matches during his farewell season with Liverpool, and he amassed a total of 22 goals and 16 assists in 237 appearances for the Merseyside giants.