Stade Rennais have accomplished the signing of Barcelona defender Mika Faye.
The deal is price €10.3 million (£8.7m; $11.5m), and the Spanish membership have included a buyback clause to convey the 20-year-old again to Barca for €25m (£21.1m; $27.9m). Barcelona even have a 30% sell-on clause within the deal.
The Athletic reported earlier than Barca’s pre-season tour to the USA that negotiations had been held with Porto over a switch for the Senegalese centre-back, however they didn’t agree on figures.
He has as an alternative joined Ligue 1 facet Rennes, and the defender revealed that he had spoken to former Barcelona and Rennes winger Ousmane Dembélé in regards to the French membership.
He stated: “I had the chance to talk with Ousmane Dembélé and Lovro Majer. They each advised me that this was the right membership to maintain progressing and that all the pieces would work out effectively.”
Faye had a powerful season with Barca’s second group, Barcelona Atletic final 12 months, the place he performed 35 occasions and scored 4 targets. Barca signed him from Croatian facet NK Kustosija final 12 months for €1.5m (£1.2m; $1.6m).
The Spanish facet’s first group are well-stocked in central defence and it regarded more and more tough that Faye would be capable to power his manner into Barcelona supervisor Hansi Flick’s fingers.
Barcelona, who beat Athletic Bilbao 2-1 on Saturday, are subsequent in motion in opposition to Rayo Vallecano on Tuesday.
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