Barcelona signs Sanchez, sells Krkic
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July 23, 2011, Saturday
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BARCELONA signed Chile forward Alexis Sanchez from Udinese for 26 million euros (US$37 million) on Thursday, becoming the European champion's first major signing during the offseason transfer market.
The three-time defending Spanish champion said that the 22-year-old Sanchez has agreed to a five-year contract. He becomes the first Chilean player to join Barcelona.
Barcelona said bonuses could add an extra 11.5 million euros (US$16.5 million) to the deal.
Sanchez scored 12 goals in 31 Serie A games for Udinese last season.
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola is likely to utilize the winger's pace and skill on the flanks to bolster Barcelona's attack.
Last season, David Villa and Pedro Rodriguez played there without much of a rest.
"He's very young," Guardiola said. "He can play in all three attacking positions, he shows intense defensive skills, he's direct and from what I've been told, he's a very nice kid."
Should the deal reach a maximum 37.5 million euros, it would be Barcelona's second most expensive signing after having paid Inter Milan US$65 million for striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic in a move that included Samuel Eto'o going the other way.
Barcelona can now concentrate on trying to sign Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas. Guardiola said Sanchez was the club's No. 1 transfer priority, but Barcelona still wants to bring Fabregas back to his boyhood club.
The European champion meanwhile sold striker Bojan Krkic to Roma yesterday in a complicated deal that could net the Spanish club 40 million euros (US$58 million) - or cost it 1 million euros.
Barcelona said the Serie A club agreed to the 12 million euros (US$17 million) transfer, which includes an obligatory buyback clause at the end of the 2012-13 season when Krkic would cost the Spanish champion 13 million euros.
But if Roma blocks the move, the value of the original transfer improves to 40 million euros.
The 20-year-old Krkic scored seven goals from 35 appearances last season, mostly coming off the substitutes' bench.
The three-time defending Spanish champion said that the 22-year-old Sanchez has agreed to a five-year contract. He becomes the first Chilean player to join Barcelona.
Barcelona said bonuses could add an extra 11.5 million euros (US$16.5 million) to the deal.
Sanchez scored 12 goals in 31 Serie A games for Udinese last season.
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola is likely to utilize the winger's pace and skill on the flanks to bolster Barcelona's attack.
Last season, David Villa and Pedro Rodriguez played there without much of a rest.
"He's very young," Guardiola said. "He can play in all three attacking positions, he shows intense defensive skills, he's direct and from what I've been told, he's a very nice kid."
Should the deal reach a maximum 37.5 million euros, it would be Barcelona's second most expensive signing after having paid Inter Milan US$65 million for striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic in a move that included Samuel Eto'o going the other way.
Barcelona can now concentrate on trying to sign Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas. Guardiola said Sanchez was the club's No. 1 transfer priority, but Barcelona still wants to bring Fabregas back to his boyhood club.
The European champion meanwhile sold striker Bojan Krkic to Roma yesterday in a complicated deal that could net the Spanish club 40 million euros (US$58 million) - or cost it 1 million euros.
Barcelona said the Serie A club agreed to the 12 million euros (US$17 million) transfer, which includes an obligatory buyback clause at the end of the 2012-13 season when Krkic would cost the Spanish champion 13 million euros.
But if Roma blocks the move, the value of the original transfer improves to 40 million euros.
The 20-year-old Krkic scored seven goals from 35 appearances last season, mostly coming off the substitutes' bench.
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