{"id":48796,"date":"2021-06-20T07:07:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-20T06:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=48796"},"modified":"2021-06-20T07:07:16","modified_gmt":"2021-06-20T06:07:16","slug":"barcelona-sign-depay-on-free-transfer-from-lyon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/06\/20\/barcelona-sign-depay-on-free-transfer-from-lyon\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona sign Depay on free transfer from Lyon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona announced the signing of Memphis Depay on Saturday, with the striker to join when his contract with Lyon expires at the end of this month.<\/p>\n<p>Barca have agreed a two-year deal with Depay, who becomes the club\u2019s third signing on a free transfer this summer after moves for Sergio Aguero and Eric Garcia had already been confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>They have also paid nine million euros to activate a clause to recall right-back Emerson from Real Betis.<\/p>\n<p>Depay has long been a key target for Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman, who worked with the player when he was in charge of the Dutch national team.<\/p>\n<p>Koeman was in the crowd in Amsterdam on Thursday to see Depay score an early penalty for the Netherlands in their 2-0 victory over Austria at Euro 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old was reportedly close to sealing a 25-million-euro move to Barca last year while a reduced fee was also mooted in January, but the club decided to wait for his contract to expire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/06\/09\/barcelona-president-gives-condition-to-sell-dembele\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barcelona<\/a> and Memphis Depay have reached an agreement to join the Club, once his contract with Olympique de Lyon has ended.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe player will sign a contract until the end of the 2022\/23 season,\u201d the club\u2019s statement read.<\/p>\n<p>Depay scored 20 goals in 38 games for Lyon last season and has five in his last four matches for the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>He will likely compete with Sergio Aguero for the central striker position as Koeman looks for more of a physical presence up front.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona\u2019s financial problems mean the club are expected to sell a number of fringe players this summer. 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