The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) said on Friday
that Barcelona and Arsenal have reached an agreement over the transfer of
defender Thomas Vermaelen to the Catalan club for 15 million pounds (nearly 19
million euros).
It is likely that defender (28 years) travels to Barcelona
today to sign his contract and be presented.
The announcement means that Barcelona may completed the deal,
which was threatened in recent days about the desire to join Manchester United
player.
On the other hand , The English newspaper "Daily
Mail" revealed for -scenes negotiations, the two clubs Barcelona and
Manchester United, to contract with Thomas Vermaelen Belgium and Arsenal defender.
The newspaper pointed out that Barcelona and United's
progress in the same financial offer to join Vermaelen compared to 15 million
pounds, and added that Robin van Persie played a major role in the pressure on
his former Arsenal, to persuade him to join the ranks of the Red Devils.
it stressed that the management of Manchester made a
contract to defender Belgian duration of 3 years, but manager Arsene Wenger to
Arsenal asked to include Chris Smalling Manchester United defender in a swap
deal for approval to join the commander Ganrz to Castle "Old
Trafford", which was rejected by Van Gaal, who stuck to the presence of Smalling, and issued orders to cancel a
deal of Vermaelen, thus opening the door to the Belgian defender to join Barca.
The "Daily Mail" mentioned that Barcelona sent
delegates to London, and succeeded in ending the negotiations with Vermaelen,
and offered him a contract duration of four seasons can be increased for the
season extra, and salary Weekly $ 80 thousand pounds sterling, but remains only
to convince the Belgian defender girlfriend supermodel Polly Parsons move to
Catalonia, where she prefers to stay in the English capital.
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