Canadian goalkeeper Labbé expected to sign two-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain

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Goalkeeper Stephanie Labbé, whose penalty shootout heroics helped Canada win gold at the Tokyo Olympics, is expected to undergo a medical Thursday and sign a two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain.

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Goalkeeper Stephanie Labbé, whose penalty shootout heroics helped Canada win gold at the Tokyo Olympics, is expected to undergo a medical Thursday and sign a two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain.

A source, granted anonymity because the deal had yet to be made public, confirmed the move.

PSG, already home to Canadians Ashley Lawrence and Jordyn Huitema, acquired Labbé from Sweden’s FC Rosengard.

Canada's Stephanie Labbe makes a save against Sweden in the sixth round of the penalty shoot-out in the women's soccer final during the summer Tokyo Olympics in Yokohama, Japan, Friday, Aug.6, 2021. Labbe, whose penalty shootout heroics helped Canada win gold at the Tokyo Olympics, is expected to undergo a medical Thursday and sign a two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Canada's Stephanie Labbe makes a save against Sweden in the sixth round of the penalty shoot-out in the women's soccer final during the summer Tokyo Olympics in Yokohama, Japan, Friday, Aug.6, 2021. Labbe, whose penalty shootout heroics helped Canada win gold at the Tokyo Olympics, is expected to undergo a medical Thursday and sign a two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

PSG lost its No. 1 ‘keeper, Chilean international Christiane Endler, to Lyon in June.

The 34-year-old Labbé, from Stony Plain, Alta., has won 83 caps for Canada with 43 clean sheets.

Labbé is represented by A&V Sports, which also looks after Canadian star defender Kadeisha Buchanan among others. Buchanan plays for Lyon, another French powerhouse.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 26, 2021.

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