Barcelona have signed right-back Sergino Dest from Ajax in an agreement of up to 26. 2 million euros (23. 8 million pounds).
Ajax will get an initial commission of 21. 2 million euros (19. 2 million pounds) and another five million euros (4. 6 million pounds) of add-ons for Dest, which signed a five-year contract at Camp Nou with a termination clause. million (362. 9 million euros).
Barcelona beat the Bayern Munich festival to take over the 19-year-old American alien after seeing a Max Aarons loan offer rejected through Norwich City.
Sky Sports News previously reported earlier this month that Barcelona had agreed on non-public terms with Aarons, but the deal failed because Norwich sought legal responsibility at the end of the loan.
The German giants are also on the hunt for a young right-back and have competed with Barcelona for Dest and Aarons, while expressing interest in Brighton’s Tariq Lamptey.
Barcelona continues its reconstruction under new boss Ronald Koeman after seeing Miralem Pjanic and Francisco Trincao sign for Juventus and Braga club respectively.
The La Liga giants have gone to a new right-back after Nelson Semedo’s 36. 8 million pound game to the wolves last week, while sanctioning the sale of Luis Suarez to Atletico Madrid and Arturo Vidal to Inter Milan.
Dest joined Ajax in 2012 and rose on the youth ladder, making his first-team debut in 2019 and scoring two goals in 38 appearances with Eredivisie club.
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