It is this Thursday, at 7.15 p.m., that the Danish international center-center of Leganés Martin Braithwaite (28) will be officially presented by FC Barcelona. The former player from Toulouse (2013-1017) and Bordeaux (2018) was recruited as medical joker of Ousmane Dembélé, victim of a total rupture of the proximal tendon of the femoral biceps of the right thigh.
Braithwaite, whose wife is French, agrees for four years with a release clause to "300 million euros" according to the club blaugrana. Barça paid "18 million euros" according to the statement to unlock the release clause of the player.
[LAST MINUTE] dan Danish striker Martin Braithwaite (@MartinBraith), new Barça player 🔵🔴 Welcome! pic.twitter.com/ENtOOF61zY
- FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona_fra) February 20, 2020Barcelona coach Quique Setién hopes to be able to count on the Danish international striker (7 goals in 39 caps) this weekend for the reception of Eibar (18th in Liga) at Camp Nou, before the round of 16 first leg of the Blaugranas Champions League on Tuesday in Naples.
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In addition to Ousmane Dembélé, Barça is currently deprived of Luis Suarez (operated on the external meniscus of the right knee). Only Antoine Griezmann, Lionel Messi and the young Ansu Fati are still available to cover the offensive positions.
At Leganés, 19th in Liga, Braithwaite had scored 6 of 18 goals for his team.
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In its press release, Barça thus presents its international striker: “Beyond his scoring qualities, Martin Braithwaite is known for his versatility in attack. He works tirelessly and puts a lot of intensity into his game. At Leganés, he was the first defensive link. His speed allows him to carry out solitary raids with the ball glued to the foot. If you add to that an impeccable sense of combat, you get a puzzle for the opposing defenses. "