PSG to RUIN Chelsea and Liverpool transfer plans

Tom Hancock

• Updated: 4 Jul 2023 06:45 BST
• 3 min read

PSG have joined the race to sign Celta Vigo starlet Gabri Veiga, who is a target for Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City.

After a breakout campaign for the La Liga outfit in 2022/23, Veiga is hot property, with Barcelona also among those chasing the 21-year-old midfielder.

But all four clubs could miss out if PSG get their way – and the Ligue 1 champions appear determined to secure the services of the Spain U21 international, who has emerged as one of the most exciting young players in Europe.

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According to the Guardian, PSG are ‘intensifying’ their pursuit of Veiga as they look to bolster their midfield ranks.

Veiga – who made his Celta debut back in 2019 at the age of 17 – is said to have a release clause worth €40m (£34.4m).

Such a fee would constitute pocket change to PSG, relative speaking: the Parisian giants have previously completed the two most expensive transfers of all time, signing Neymar from Barcelona for €222m and Kylian Mbappe from Monaco for €180m.

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A true goal threat

Having made a handful of appearances in each of the previous two seasons, Veiga firmly established himself in the Celta first team last term, featuring in 36 of the club’s 38 league games – and 39 times in all competitions.

A true goal threat from midfield, Veiga found the net 11 times over the course of 2022/23 – all in La Liga – a feat made all the more impressive by the fact not one of those goals came from the penalty spot.

He was named La Liga’s Player of the Month for February – during which he bagged two braces in the space of four matches.