Zabarnyi officially joins PSG: Transfer details and debut date revealed
Photo: Illia Zabarnyi signed a five-year contract with PSG (Getty Images)
Ukrainian defender Illia Zabarnyi has completed his move from English club Bournemouth to the French giant Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), the official club website reports.
How much Bournemouth, Dynamo, and player to receive
The 22-year-old Ukrainian signed a five-year contract with the Parisians. The total deal amounted to €67 million, including bonuses.
Bournemouth will receive a fixed sum of €60 million, plus an additional €3 million in solidarity payments. There are also €1.5 million bonuses each for PSG winning the French League 1 and the UEFA Champions League.
In addition, Zabarnyi's previous club, Dynamo Kyiv, will receive €16.75 million from the total transfer package (including bonuses). This makes Zabarnyi the most expensive transfer in the history of the "white-blues."
Zabarnyi himself will earn about €4.5 million after taxes in his first season in the French capital. The Ukrainian has already passed medical tests and will soon join the team's training sessions.
The current Champions League winner PSG will start the new season on August 13 with a UEFA Super Cup match against the Europa League winner, London's Tottenham Hotspur. However, Zabarnyi is not included in the squad for this game, so his debut will come later.
Illia Zabarnyi with the Ukrainian national team (photo: Getty Images)
Who is Illia Zabarnyi?
A native of Kyiv, Zabarnyi comes from the football academy of Dynamo. He made his professional debut in the 2020/21 season.
Zabarnyi spent two and a half seasons with the first team of the Ukrainian giant. In total, he played 84 matches (scoring 1 goal) for Dynamo and won the 2020/21 Ukrainian Premier League, as well as the Ukrainian Cup and Super Cup.
In winter 2023, he moved to Bournemouth for €22.7 million. Since then, he has played 86 matches in all competitions for the English club, scoring one goal and providing one assist. In the 2023/24 season, Zabarnyi was named Bournemouth's Player of the Season and was nominated for the Premier League Team of the Season.
Last summer, Zabarnyi extended his contract with the English club until 2029. In the 2024/25 season, he played 39 matches and provided one assist.
The defender made his debut for the Ukrainian national team in October 2020. Since then, he has earned 49 caps and scored 3 goals for the "blue-yellows."
