PSG Set to Complete €80M Deal for Benfica Forward Goncalo Ramos This Week

• Paris Saint-Germain are set to wrap up a deal for Benfica striker Goncalo Ramos
• The Ligue 1 champions will pay up to €80 million for the Portugal forward
• PSG's deal to sign Ramos could be completed this week

Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly closing in on a deal to sign Benfica centre-forward Goncalo Ramos with the future of France forward Kylian Mbappe uncertain.

Ramos has been on the French club’s radar as well as that of Manchester United after impressing for Portugal at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, where he scored three goals.

According to Goal, the Parisians are close to completing a deal for the Portuguese forward that will see them pay €80 million as a transfer fee, their highest fee paid for a player this summer.

Ramos, who is reported to have agreed to personal terms with PSG, will complete his move to the reigning Ligue 1 champions before the end of the week.

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PSG have previously splashed €60mil on Sporting Lisbon’s midfielder Manuel Ugarte while the likes of Marco Asensio, Milan Skriniar and Lucas Hernandes have all joined the Ligue 1 club this summer.

Man United miss out on Ramos

Meanwhile, Manchester United looks set to miss out on Benfica forward Goncalo Ramos as the Portugal forward is set to finalise his switch to Paris Saint-Germain in the coming days, Daily Mirror reports.

The Red Devils are on the verge of signing a new striker in Atalanta's Rasmus Hojlund, but they were prepared to launch a bid of roughly £69mil to get the Benfica forward back in June.

Ramos scored a total of 27 goals last season for Benfica in all competitions, attracting the interest of Europe’s top clubs, including Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain.

Ramos stepping into Ronaldo's shoes

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Goncalo Ramos was thrown into the eye of the storm, but it was Portugal's 21-year-old striker who brought the thunder, blasting his country into the World Cup quarterfinals.

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On a shock first World Cup start in place of Cristiano Ronaldo, the Benfica forward scored a brilliant hat-trick in the 6-1 romp over Switzerland to set up a date with Morocco on Saturday.

Known as the "Pistoleiro" for his gun-toting celebration, Ramos shot his way into world football's consciousness, having only made his Portugal debut in a late tune-up friendly against Nigeria.