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Journalist
Graduated from Journalism School in Paris. Specializing in football, and more particularly on the transfer window. Fan of PSG and Stade Français.
Former partner of Kylian Mbappé last season at PSG, Manuel Ugarte seems to have excellent memories of his one-year stay at the Parc des Princes. And the Uruguayan midfielder, transferred to Manchester United during the summer transfer window, particularly praises the former Parisian star, who left for Real Madrid.
A little season PSG…and then leaves! Manuel Ugarte (23 years old) left the Parc des Princes last summer to take charge of Manchester United (€50M) after only one year spent in the capital, but the Uruguayan midfielder nevertheless seems to have excellent memories of this experience. In an interview given to Inside Unitedthe official magazine of his new Mancunian club, Ugarte discusses his transfer as well as his experience at PSG during this 2023-2024 season.
“PSG is a great club”
« At first I was relaxed, then, as the days went by, I really wanted the transfer to go through and to join the club. Now I'm here! It's incredible (…) PSG is a big club, known around the world for its stars. I had a lot of fun and learned a lot », confides Manuel Ugartewho therefore does not seem to have any resentment towards the PSG despite his radical change of status in the second half of the season, he who no longer entered into the plans of Luis Enrique. And the new recruit of Manchester United also wanted to pay tribute to Kylian Mbappéhe also left from PSG last summer.
“He was great. Very humble”
« We train with the best. Scoring Kylian Mbappé helps you a lot. He was great. Very humble. I am grateful for this experience in Paris, which gave me a taste for trophies. Paris is a winning team. It was also the mentality at Sporting and obviously at Manchester United. The fans and the club demand trophies, and that's fine », continues Manuel Ugarte. No one doubts that Mbappécurrently in difficulty Real Madridwill appreciate this tribute from his former partner of the PSG…