06/19/2021 2:13 PM
Clarín.com
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Updated 06/19/2021 2:13 PM
FC Barcelona continues to add reinforcements to convince Lionel Messi to continue at the club.
This Saturday, the Catalan institution announced the signing of the Dutch
Memphis Depay
, another partner for La Pulga in the Barsa attack that has already added Sergio Kun Agüero.
Messi's contract expires on June 30
and negotiations continue while the footballer shines in the Copa América with the Argentine National Team.
Meanwhile, in Barcelona, President
Joan Laporta
added a key player to build a more competitive squad that can fight for the
Champions League
and that can seduce the Rosario to continue at the club.
Depay, wanted by the Dutch coach
Ronald Koeman
, signed a contract until the 22/23 season and arrives from
Olympique Lyon
in France.
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The forward was born in Moordrecht, the Netherlands, on February 13, 1994. He played for Sparta Rotterdam and then moved on to PSV Eindhoven.
He was later signed by Manchester United
, where he played a season and a half before arriving at Lyon in 2017.
✍️ @Memphis
💙❤ #MemphisCuler
- FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) June 19, 2021
The Dutch striker, with a Ghanaian father, is a versatile attacker.
He can play as a '9' and, far from being an exclusively area striker, he likes to participate in the game.
Technically skilled, he also has a strong mid-distance shot and has a physical power that makes him very dangerous when facing opponents.
In the last season he scored 20 goals
.
Depay is Barcelona's fourth reinforcement
after the signings of Sergio Kun Agüero, Eric García and Emerson.
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