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Football: PSG sign midfielder Vitinha from Porto on 5-year deal

Football: PSG sign midfielder Vitinha from Porto on 5-year deal
PSG's statement did not give any financial details but Vitinha reportedly cost the football club €40 million ($42 million).
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PSG said 22-year-old Vitinha has signed a five-year contract until 2027 [Marcio Machado/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty-archive]

French champions made their first signing of the offseason by bringing in midfielder Vitinha from Portuguese side Porto on Thursday.

PSG said the 22-year-old international has signed a five-year contract until 2027.

No financial details were given in the club's statement but Vitinha reportedly cost PSG €40 million ($42 million).

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He is seen as an eventual replacement for PSG's 29-year-old Italy midfielder Marco Verratti.

Vitinha joined two-time European champion Porto at age 11 and made his professional debut in 2020.

He was loaned to side Wolverhampton during the 2020-21 season, making 19 league appearances and 22 overall for Wolves.

Vitinha has played three times for Portugal.

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