Arturo Vidal inks contract with Barcelona (Lead)
Monday - August 6, 2018 10:14 pm ,
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Arturo Vidal inks contract with Barcelona (Lead)
Barcelona Aug 6 (IANS) Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal has signed a three-year contract with Barcelona after passing all required medical tests the Spanish club said on Monday.
After signing the contract along with Barcelona vice president Jordi Mestre 31-year-old Vidal headed to Camp Nou stadium for his official presentation reports Efe.
Vidal said he aims to win as many trophies as possible with Barcelona putting a special emphasis on the UEFA Champions League title.
"During the three-year contract I hope we can win everything we play for " Vidal said at a press conference alongside Barcelona s Vice President Jordi Mestre and the Director of Football Eric Abidal.
"I am excited to play with Messi Suarez Sergio Busquets... they are all great players " he said adding that hopefully he can win three Champions League titles during the next three seasons.
He confirmed that the right-knee surgery that sidelined him for nearly four months is a thing of the past saying that he is physically in good shape.
Mestre meanwhile refused to reveal any financial details of Vidal s new contract to respect the wishes of Vidal s former team FC Bayern Munich but sources said the new contract was worth about 19 million euros (or $22 million).
He did say that Vidal s contract includes a 300 million euros buy-out clause.
--IANS pur/sed
After signing the contract along with Barcelona vice president Jordi Mestre 31-year-old Vidal headed to Camp Nou stadium for his official presentation reports Efe.
Vidal said he aims to win as many trophies as possible with Barcelona putting a special emphasis on the UEFA Champions League title.
"During the three-year contract I hope we can win everything we play for " Vidal said at a press conference alongside Barcelona s Vice President Jordi Mestre and the Director of Football Eric Abidal.
"I am excited to play with Messi Suarez Sergio Busquets... they are all great players " he said adding that hopefully he can win three Champions League titles during the next three seasons.
He confirmed that the right-knee surgery that sidelined him for nearly four months is a thing of the past saying that he is physically in good shape.
Mestre meanwhile refused to reveal any financial details of Vidal s new contract to respect the wishes of Vidal s former team FC Bayern Munich but sources said the new contract was worth about 19 million euros (or $22 million).
He did say that Vidal s contract includes a 300 million euros buy-out clause.
--IANS pur/sed
