Barcelona to finalise Ibrahim Afellay deal on 23rd December
The Afellay-Barcelona transfer saga is set to reach its climax as FC Barcelona have officially declared that a deal for the young starlet will be completed on 23rd of December.
A statement on the club's official website read, “Ibrahim Afellay will arrive in Barcelona on December 23 to finalise negotiations over his move to FC Barcelona from PSV, and once an agreement is reached he will undergo a medical at the Catalan club.”
Afellay’s contract with PSV Eindhoven was about to expire this summer and the Dutch attacker is in no mood to extend his Eredivisie adventure any further, Peasants have decided to cash in on the talented star. FC Barcelona are long-standing admirers of the
Dutchman’s talents and the move works fine for both the parties.
Afellay burst on to the European scene when he was a teenager but a couple of mediocre seasons pushed him off radar. The break from media pressure seems to have done the 24 year old the world of good as he is a much sensible player and has a modest personality
to go with his talent.
Afellay will finalise a deal before Christmas. The Dutch winger will play his last game for the Eredivisie outfit on 22nd December before flying out to Barcelona to finalise a deal. A medical test will be conducted once the deal is finalised.
With Afellay in tip-top condition, the medical is expected to be a mere formality.
In what has turned out to be a superb piece of business for the Blaugrana, Catalan giants are expected to pay just 3 million Euros for the forward. A player of Afellay’s calibre would cost at least a handsome 20 million Euros under normal circumstances –
well, it’s a market governed by Arab oil dollars and Florentino Perez’s ambitions.
His current club are planning an eventful farewell for the talented star for all his years of dedicated service. The sending off will take place when PSV play Roda JC in the league on 19th December.
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