Paris Saint-Germain completes the signing of Napoli's Fabián Ruiz..

2022-08-31 18:13

Paris Saint-Germain completes the signing of Napoli



Paris Saint-Germain announced on its official website last night that the club has signed Spain international midfielder Fabián Ruiz from Napoli.


According to an official statement from Paris Saint-Germain, Fabián signed a five-year contract with the club that does not expire until the summer of 2027.


In addition, according to renowned Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, Ligue 1 giants had paid a total of €21.5million to sign Fabián.


Upon joining, Fabián said it was an exciting challenge to come to France to play in one of the best clubs in the world and start a new chapter in his career with the best players in the world.


Fabián, 26, was born on April 3, 1996 in Los Palacios y Villafranca, a small town in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. He is 1.89 meters tall and plays as a midfielder. Fabián came through Real Betis' youth training system, for which he had joined at the age of 8, and made his first-team debut in December 2014, helping the club win Segunda División in the 2014/15 season.


In the summer of 2016, Fabián was loaned to Elche, and despite his outstanding performances, he ultimately failed to help the club escape relegation.


After returning from loan, Fabián officially establish himself as a key player in the Real Betis first team and led the team to  2018/19 season's Europa League qualifcation.


In the summer of 2018, Napoli signed Fabián after activating his release clause of €30million. After coming to the Serie A powerhouse, Fabián's performance has improved a lot every year, and he has always become the club's unsung winning hero, winning the 2019/20 season's Coppa Italia in the process.


Last season, Fabian played 38 times for Napoli in all competitions, scoring 7 goals and providing 6 assists.


At the international level, Fabián began to play for the Spain senior national team in 2019 and completed his national team debut in June of the same year. So far, Fabián made 15 appearances for Spain in all competitions, scoring once and assisting 5 times.