Barça sign Alexis Sánchez

Udinese and FC Barcelona have reached an agreement on the transfer of Alexis Sanchez. The cost of the deal is 26 million Euros with added variables of 11.5 million.

The player is due in Barcelona this weekend. Medical tests and the signing of the contract, which is for five years, will take place on Monday.

The 22 year old Chilean player is coming to Barça from the Italian club Udinese, where he’s played for the last three seasons. Last season he was voted best player in Serie A, after scoring 12 goals in 31 games.

This summer (of 2011) he’s been playing in the Copa America for his country’s national team, who were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Venezuela. Alexis played a total of four games in which he scored 1 goal and where he was chosen MVP in two of the matches.

Dazzled in Italy

After his debut in the 2008/09 season with Udinese, where he played 95 games, the last two seasons have been the most prolific in terms of his play and goals. Last season he scored 12 goals, 4 of them in the same game, and has been sought by the best teams in the world. However, he has been strongly committed to playing for Barça.

http://fcbarcelona.com/web/english/noticie...0720118483.html

Welcome Sanchez..
Next : Cech? 

Bojan, transferred to AS Roma

FC Barcelona and AS Roma have reached an agreement for the sale of Bojan Krkic for 12 million euros. The player will be giving a press conference at 13.30 in the Ricard Maxenchs pressroom at the Camp Nou.

The Italian outfit will pay 12 million for the player and the agreement includes an obligatory repurchase clause to be exercised by FC Barcelona at the end of the 2012/13 season, for a cost of 13 million.

This purchase can be blocked by AS Roma, but in such a case the overall cost of the transfer will rise to 40 million euros.

http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/not...0712118387.html

I am sad, seeing him leaving. I still remember how he rose up to the first team. It's been 4 years, so there were many stories we can tell. About his scoring phenomenon with youth team, how he and Gio rose together, how Bojan was the reason Gio left, his brilliant performance when the likes of Ronnie and Henry struggled upfront. He pretty good job at reducing Ibra into bench job too. Had high hopes for him. Oh well......

Bojan: "It's a bittersweet situation for me, I was at this club for a long time. A new era starts
Bojan: "It was not possible to stay here, so I'm happy another club believes in me.
Bojan: "Returning to Barcelona? You never know, it will depend on me and how I perform
Bojan: "I take the positive things with me, I feel privileged to have been part of this club."
Bojan: "Best memories? A lot, especially the day-to-day with the group, the cup final in 2009, my debut, my first goal..."

ESPNstar website is really disgusting.
WHenever a Barca player talks about Cesc, they must put it up but when English players talk about wanting players from another club, it just goes under the radar.

me too. i really hope he`ll come back as a better player one day.

So sanchez is confirmed? this is really going to be really interesting.. sanchez villa messi.. and cesc maybe coming.. really great team here..

is fabregas transfer is the longest saga in football history?

ESPNstar website is really disgusting.
WHenever a Barca player talks about Cesc, they must put it up but when English players talk about wanting players from another club, it just goes under the radar.

Double standards..

Someone from Arsenal said that he would love to play with Gervinho way before the transfer window opened up.
And a player from Chelsea said the same thing about another plater very recently but I just can't get it in my head.