Vermaelen joins Barcelona for 19 million euros


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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