Relatively unknown in France when he signed for PSG, Manuel Ugarte wasted no time in showing the extent of his abilities.
On July 7, Paris Saint-Germain formalized the arrival of Manuel Ugarte from Sporting CP for 60 million euros. The amount of the transfer surprised many football observers, who considered that the Uruguayan midfielder had a value significantly lower than his purchase price.
However, from his debut with the capital club, during the reception of Lorient (first day of Ligue 1), the 22-year-old player impressed. At a press conference, Federico Valverde had the opportunity to talk about his career. “Manuel Ugarte has made progress since his debut with Fénix. It is admirable to see at what age he started playing and at what age he captained Fénix. He then went to Famalicao, where he did very well and made enormous progress. This is proof that he is a great player and that he is mature for his age.”declared the Real Madrid player in comments relayed by Bein Sports.
🇺🇾 Valverde: “Ugarte is one of the best midfielders in the world”#Interview #bein Sports pic.twitter.com/lkWoj1ckEA
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Federico Valverde is full of praise for his national team teammate. “He plays in one of the best clubs in the world and demonstrates, weekend after weekend, that he is one of the best midfielders not only in Uruguay, but also in South America, even in the whole world. I would like to learn from him, as much as possible, get the most out of it. He’s a very good friend and I think that makes our understanding easier on the ground.”, believes the former La Coruna player. Next Friday, Ugarte will probably be started again by Luis Enrique for the reception of Nice by PSG.
