Barcelona agree deal to sign Dembele from Dortmund

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BARCELONA, Dhu-AlHijjah 3, 1438, Aug 25, 2017, SPA -- Barcelona have completed the signing of attacking midfielder Ousmane Dembele from Germany's Borussia Dortmund on a five-year-deal for a club-record 105 million euros ($124 million) plus add-ons, the Spanish team said on Friday. France international Dembele scored 10 goals and provided 20 assists in all competitions to help Dortmund finish third in the Bundesliga last season. The team also won the German Cup. A statement from Barca said Dembele would arrive in Barcelona on Sunday and have his medical on Monday before signing the contract, which will contain a release clause of 400 million euros. He will also be officially unveiled on Monday at the club's Nou Camp stadium. "Without doubt he is (a) hugely talented player, one of the best on the continent," the statement on Barca's website added (www.fcbarcelona.com). Shortly after Barcelona's announcement, a statement from the Bundesliga club confirmed the sale: "FC Barcelona will pay Borussia Dortmund a fixed transfer compensation of 105 million euros. Above that there was an agreement of a variable transfer compensation up to a maximum of around 40 percent of the fixed transfer compensation." Dembele becomes the second most expensive transfer of all-time as the deal's add-ons will take him past the 105 million euros Manchester United paid Juventus for Paul Pogba last year. He also becomes the priciest player in La Liga, his fee outstripping the 100 million euros Real Madrid paid for Gareth Bale in 2013. -- SPA 22:02 LOCAL TIME 19:02 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w473995

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