FC Inter on Tuesday signed midfielder Arturo Vidal.
The Chilean joins FC Inter with an indefinite contract with FC Barcelona.
Vidal has signed a two-year contract until the end of the 2022/2023 season with the nerazzurri, where he will earn $7 million according to the season, the existing Italian moving market reports with Gianluca Di Marzio.
A on FC Inter’s website says: “Following the official announcement this morning that he has joined the Club with indefinite contract, Arturo Vidal has selected the number that will accompany his nerazzurri trip: it will be the new number 22 of Bury. !”.
FC Barcelona demonstrated in a statement that the deal was worth $850,000 in performance-based add-ons, meaning that Chile’s foreigner arrived in Milan as a free agent.
The 33-year-old returns to Serie A and joins head coach Antonio Conte.
In Turin, the duo won 3 consecutive Serie A titles combined between 2011/2012 and 2013/2014 before current COACH FC Inter went to the bench of the Italian national team.
Conte was extremely happy to meet Vidal at Tuesday’s first consultation as he planned to make him a key component of the nerazzurri midfield for next season.
On an official Instagram account, Vidal expressed satisfaction with the signing.
“Today I begin a new stage of my career with a wonderful illusion. Thank you to Inter for believing in me, my new colleagues and everyone at the Club for this welcome. I hope we can win a lot together, Forza Inter!”
Vidal has become the third midfielder to leave Barcelona, as new coach Ronald Koeman seeks to get rid of high-income stars this summer.
Brazilian midfielder Arthur Melo joined Juventus last June as part of a contract change that saw Bosnian midfielder Miralem Pjanic take the opposite direction, while on 2 September Ivan Rakitic regained Sevilla FC after six seasons in Catalonia.
Vidal played a general match with the Blaugranas, contributing 11 goals and 10 assists.
It is still known how the Dutch coach will update him, given that Vidal is the Barcelona player who has cared most about The League’s goals since the start of the 2018/19 season, according to Opta statistics.
After Vidal left for Inter, Argentine superstar Lionel Messi went to Instagram on Monday to say goodbye to her former partner.
“I only knew you to face you and you seemed like a phenomenon to me, however I had the possibility to meet you personally and you surprised me even more.
They’ve been sharing a lot of things for two years and you’ve made a lot of points, miss the costumes, I wish you good luck on this new level of your new club, we’ll meet again, that’s for course. “
Arturo Vidal is expected to make his FC Inter debut this weekend against Fiorentina, according to a report from the online edition of the Italian Gazzetta dello Sport.
It is also worth noting where and how Conte will deploy it. The Chilean can be used either in a 3-5-2 system, looking to look with Marcelo Brozovic, or the front in a 3-4-1-2 system. , which forced Christian Eriksen to spend more time on the bench.
I’m a football journalist passionate about everything that looks like the charming game, from games to the football business and stadiums.