A former Cheltenham Town player is closing in a move to French giants Paris Saint-Germain.
According to Le Parisien, left-back Yuri Berchiche, now playing for La Liga side Real Sociedad is close to moving to the French capital in a €15 million (£13.1 million) deal.
Berchiche moved to England in 2007 when he signed a deal with Tottenham and joined the youth ranks at the club.
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He never made a single appearance for the club, though, and was loaned out twice. The first was a one month stint at Cheltenham Town, in League One at the time, where he made just seven appearances.
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A return to Spain, on a temporary basis, with Real Valladolid, followed later in 2009, and the defender would then be released by Spurs at the age of 20 in 2010.
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Berchiche spent two seasons at Spanish third tier side Real Union before returning to Real Sociedad, the team he spent the first part of his youth development with, in 2012.
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Following a two-year loan spell with Eibar, the 27-year old has had quite the upwards spiral in his career and made 39 appearances as La Real finished in sixth place in La Liga last term.
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Now, he is poised to join Unai Emery's PG, where he is expected to become the club's first-choice left-back following legendary defender Maxwell calling time on his glittering career at the end of the 2016/17 season.
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Topics: Paris Saint-Germain, Football, PSG
