{"id":1099930,"date":"2019-08-04T12:27:45","date_gmt":"2019-08-04T11:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1099930"},"modified":"2019-08-04T12:44:45","modified_gmt":"2019-08-04T11:44:45","slug":"barcelona-transfer-junior-firpo-real-betis","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/barcelona-transfer-junior-firpo-real-betis\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona complete the signing of Junior Firpo from Real Betis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Barcelona have announced the signing of Spanish left-back Junior Firpo from Real Betis on a five-year deal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Firpo, who was also linked<\/a> with Liverpool recently, has emerged as one of European football’s most exciting left-back prospects in recent years and impressed during Spain’s Uefa European Under-21 Championship-winning campaign this summer.<\/p>\n

Another signing of Barca: Five key things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Junior Firpo has signed a five-year contract at Barcelona.<\/li>\n
  • The left-back had also been linked with Liverpool in recent weeks.<\/li>\n
  • Barca have confirmed Firpo has a massive \u20ac200m release clause in his contract.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • They have already captured high profile stars such as Antoine Griezmann and Frenkie de Jong.<\/li>\n
  • The La Liga champions have their sights set on Champions League glory this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    At just \u20ac18m \u2013 along with a potential \u20ac12m in add-ons \u2013 22-year-old Firpo, who now has a massive\u00a0\u20ac200m release clause at the Nou Camp, could go on to represent great value for money, deputising for and, eventually, replacing Jordi Alba at left-back for the Blaugrana.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Barca announced the signing with a statement on their official website which read<\/a>: “Barcelona and Real Betis have reached an agreement for the transfer of Junior Firpo for an amount of 18 million euros plus 12 million euros in variables.<\/span><\/p>\n

    “The player will sign a contract with the club for the next five seasons, until June 30, 2024, with a termination clause of 200 million euros.<\/span><\/p>\n