Since being authorized to recruit a medical joker, to compensate for the absences of Ousmane Dembélé (until the end of the season), and Luis Suarez (until May), FC Barcelona have been actively looking for a striker . It will be Martin Braithwaite: the Catalan club has formalized the coming of the Danish center-center of Leganés for 18 million euros, as announced Thursday in a press release. A choice that may seem surprising ...
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"The player will sign a contract with the club for what remains of the season and four more years, until June 30, 2024, with a release clause of 300 million euros," said club blaugrana. It will be presented this Thursday evening from 5 p.m. at the Camp Nou stadium.
For his offensive choices, the Barcelona coach Quique Setién could only count on Antoine Griezmann, Lionel Messi and the young nugget Ansu Fati. The 61-year-old Spaniard now has an additional solution. The Danish international striker (7 goals in 39 caps) will be available for the reception of Eibar (18th in La Liga) at the Camp Nou on Saturday, before the Champions League first knockout round on Tuesday in Naples.
Now, one can wonder if Barça does not rush a little with this transfer, where it pays the consequent sum of 18 million euros (the player is estimated at 10 million euros by Transfermarkt, the German specialized agency in the estimation of footballers). Only time will tell. But this surprise arrival can recall that of Kevin-Prince Boateng (on loan), during the winter transfer window 2019. The half-brother of Munich's Jérôme Boateng had made only 4 small appearances as a lining for Suarez, and n has never been decisive.
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