PSG mentioned the signing was “totally in step with the membership’s sporting technique, which is closely centered on youth and expertise”.
Fernandez mentioned his transfer was a “second of big delight” and PSG was “a large membership that I’ve adopted since I used to be a baby and the place some nice legends have made historical past”.
In a separate publish on Instagram, he wrote: “After practically 4 unforgettable seasons, as we speak I’ve to make one of the vital troublesome selections of my life: saying goodbye to the membership that has been my dwelling lately.”
Requested about Fernandez’s future earlier this month, Barca coach Hansi Flick mentioned younger gamers wanted to “dwell for” the membership and steered {the teenager} could be making a mistake if he moved to France.
“We give them the chance to coach with us, to develop, daily, with one of the best gamers on the planet. We give them the chance, we give them the help, imagine in them, the boldness,” he mentioned.
“If you wish to play for Barca, then [do it] 100% along with your entire coronary heart.
“That is what I wish to say to everybody who’s now with us, or sooner or later with us, this should be 100%.
“These colors, it’s a must to dwell for them, that is what I wish to see. All of the others I do not need, that is what I can say.
“Generally you don’t agree with what they’re doing, however they’re 18, they’re sufficiently old to make the selections, they’ve folks round them.”
