Drew Fernandes: Barcelona teenager joins Paris Saint-Germain as Joan Laporta slams ‘unpleasant situation’

Paris Saint-Germain said the signing was “fully in line with the club’s sporting strategy, which places great emphasis on youth and talent.”

Fernandes said his transfer was a “very proud moment” and that PSG was “a big club that I have followed since I was a child and where some great legends have made history.”

In a separate post on Instagram, he wrote: “After almost four unforgettable seasons, today I have to make one of the most difficult decisions in my life: saying goodbye to the club that has been my home in recent years.”

Asked about Fernandes’ future earlier this month, Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said young players needed to “live for” the club and suggested the teenager would make a mistake if he moved to France.

“We give them the opportunity to train with us and grow every day with the best players in the world,” he said. “We give them the opportunity, we give them support, we believe in them and trust them.”

“If you want to play for Barcelona, ​​then [do it] 100% with all your heart.

“This is what I want to say to everyone who is with us now, or with us in the future, this has to be 100%.

“These colors, you have to live for them, that’s what I want to see. All the other colors I don’t want, that’s what I can say.”

“Sometimes you don’t agree with what they’re doing, but they’re 18, they’re old enough to make decisions, and they have people around them.”