Barcelona Confirm Franck Kessie As Their First Summer Signing. Barcelona have announced their first signing of the summer after penning a deal with former AC Milan and Atalanta star Franck Kessie on a free transfer.
The defensive midfielder has agreed to a four-year contract at the club following the expiry of his Milan deal in June.
The Catalan club have set Kessie’s buyout clause at €500million.
Barcelona have announced the signing of Franck Kessie on a free transfer until June 2026
During a fruitful title-winning campaign with Milan in Serie A, the Ivorian international scored six goals and notched 31 league appearances from defensive midfield.
Barcelona Confirm Franck Kessie As Their First Summer Signing. His arrival could have a positive knock-on effect for Manchester United in their pursuit of Barcelona’s star midfielder Frenkie de Jong, who has been linked with the Red Devils all summer.
De Jong’s £55m move plus add-ons to Manchester was believed to be ’90 per cent’ complete last week, but the deal has since stalled.
The LaLiga giants have been entrenched in a financial crisis, restricted from signing priority transfer targets Robert Lewandowski, Bernardo Silva and Raphinha.
However, with Kessie’s transfer announced and Andreas Christensen’s free deal set to be unveiled later this week, Barcelona may feel more inclined to finalise De Jong’s departure to Old Trafford.
Kessie is set to be unveiled at the Nou Camp on Wednesday morning.
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