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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lilian Thuram will sign for Paris Saint-Germain this week when officials from the French club fly to Barcelona to finalize a contract for the defender.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Having decided to leave Camp Nou this summer after two seasons with the Blaugrana, the 36-year-old has been linked with several clubs, including Celtic and Rangers in Scotland.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But PSG has jumped to the head of the line as it looks to bolster its ranks with a plan to sign several veteran French stars, including Claude Mak&amp;eacute;l&amp;eacute;l&amp;eacute;, Robert Pir&amp;eacute;s and Ludovic Giuly.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to L'Equipe, Thuram will be one name that the club can count on as he has already decided that he wants to return to Ligue 1 after 12 years away.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In principle, the deal will be for one season, but both PSG and Thuram will have the option to state that they want to extend it for a further season if everything goes well.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After the first round of talks with representatives from the French capital outfit, an agreement was reached and now only the player's signature is required to complete the deal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thuram made his professional debut for Monaco in 1991 and after five years in Monte Carlos moved to Parma, where he enjoyed another five successful campaigns.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In 2001 he moved on to Juventus before opting to join Barcelona two seasons ago following la Vecchia Signora's relegation to Serie B for their part in the Italian match-fixing scandal.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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