{"id":12880,"date":"2022-03-21T21:03:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T01:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/03\/21\/contract-details-revealed-as-barcelona-close-deal-for-first-summer-signing\/"},"modified":"2022-03-21T21:03:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T01:03:22","slug":"contract-details-revealed-as-barcelona-close-deal-for-first-summer-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/03\/21\/contract-details-revealed-as-barcelona-close-deal-for-first-summer-signing\/","title":{"rendered":"Contract details revealed as Barcelona close deal for first summer signing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>FC Barcelona have closed an agreement to add to the midfield ranks of boss Xavi Hernandez upon the opening of the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>The player set to make his way to the Catalan capital? Franck Kessie.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the likes of Frenkie de Jong, Sergio Busquets and Pedri having been added to by the breakthrough talents of both Nico and Gavi over the campaign to date, those in a position of power at the Camp Nou evidently remain of the opinion that the club\u2019s options in the middle of the park stand as insufficient.<\/p>\n<p>Ivorian international Kessie, in turn, had long been identified as an ideal addition, ahead of the expiration of his contract with AC Milan in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>And now, as per a host of reliable sources, an agreement between the two parties has indeed been struck.<\/p>\n<p>Italian transfer expert Gianluca Di Marzio reports that Kessie has already carried out his medical examinations with Barcelona, before putting pen to paper on a pre-contract with the resurgent Spanish heavyweights.<\/p>\n<p>The former Atalanta man has agreed to terms of 7 million euro-per-season including bonuses, on a deal through the summer of 2026.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"it\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Calciomercato?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Calciomercato<\/a> | Franck <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kessie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kessie<\/a> ha sostenuto le visite e firmato il contratto con il <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCBarcelona?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FCBarcelona<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v0W7UZgBWq\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/v0W7UZgBWq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gianluca Di Marzio (@DiMarzio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DiMarzio\/status\/1506033802405203972?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Clasico annihilation<\/h2>\n<p>Word of Kessie\u2019s imminent arrival of course caps off what has proven a stellar 24 hours for all associated with Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after the Blaugrana sent shockwaves across the football landscape courtesy of a remarkable drubbing of Real Madrid in the latest edition of El Clasico.<\/p>\n<p>A stunning display in the Spanish capital saw Xavi\u2019s troops ultimately emerge on the right side of a 4-0 scoreline, owing to goals from all of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ronald Araujo and Ferran Torres:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Barca are BACK! ??<\/p>\n<p>A stunning flick from Aubameyang for the assist and Ferran Torres smashes it into the back of the net to make it 3-0 ?<\/p>\n<p>An unbelievable performance from Xavi\u2019s side at the Bernabeu ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zTCaV6I4TF\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/zTCaV6I4TF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Premier Sports (@PremierSportsTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PremierSportsTV\/status\/1505653159753969664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/xavis-past-comments-highlighted-as-juventus-chief-explains-decision-to-allow-paulo-dybala-to-leave\/\">Xavi\u2019s past comments highlighted as Juventus chief explains decision to allow Paulo Dybala to leave<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/transfers\/liverpool-attacker-confident-of-ac-milan-switch-as-contract-agreement-nears\/\">Liverpool attacker \u2018confident\u2019 of AC Milan switch as contract agreement nears<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 FC Barcelona have closed an agreement to add to the midfield ranks of boss Xavi Hernandez upon the opening of the summer transfer window. The player set to make his way to the Catalan capital? Franck Kessie. 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