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Paris Saint-Germain sign defender Thilo Kehrer from Schalke for £33m

LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 25: Thilo Kehrer of Schalke runs with the ball during the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Schalke 04 at BayArena on February 25, 2018 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Bongarts/Getty Images)
Image: Thilo Kehrer leaves Schalke after six years at the club

Paris Saint-Germain have announced the signing of German defender Thilo Kehrer from Schalke for £33m.

The Germany under-21 defender had attracted interest from Barcelona before his move to Paris.

The 21-year-old played 58 matches for Schalke's first team after joining the club as a youth prospect aged 15.

At international level he has won the European Under-21 Championship with Germany in 2017 but is yet to make his senior debut.

He told's PSG's club website: "It is with a lot of emotions and ambitions that I join Paris Saint-Germain today.

"Throughout Europe, the strength and attractiveness of the Parisian project are known to all. Nowhere else, I could not imagine finding a better club to continue my progress and achieve my goals.

"I am going to meet here team-mates of an extraordinary level and a coach who has done a very good job in Germany these last years.

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"All of them will give me a lot and I also hope to quickly bring them my qualities! I am also eager to discover the Parc des Princes, one of the legendary stadiums of European football. "

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