Barcelona have confirmed they have reached an agreement with Brazil's Sao Paulo to sign right wing-back Douglas Pereira for an initial fee of £3.2million.The 24-year-old will sign a five-year deal at the Nou Camp.
Barcelona confirm Douglas deal
A Barça strike force made up of the club's top suits – director general Antoni Rossich, director
of football Raúl Sanllehí and a collaborator of the club in Brazil, André Curry, traveled to São Paolo to close the deal.
"FC Barcelona and Sao Paulo FC have reached an agreement in principle for the transfer of the player Douglas Pereira," read a statement on the Liga side's official website.
"The cost of operation is €4 million plus €1.5m in variables that are dependent upon games played.
"Douglas will travel to Barcelona later this week to undergo a medical. He will sign a contract with FC Barcelona for the next five seasons."
Sao Paulo president Carlos Migue Aidar admitted that he was sad to be losing Douglas and that the deal had been complicated by third-party ownership.
"This is not a moment of joy, as we are losing one of our starters, but now he will be able to play at the Champions League," he stated.
"We wish the player all the happiness, and that he may have a great spell in Spain. And who knows, maybe Sao Paulo can count on him again in a couple of years.
"It was a complicated deal, as the club had a third party involved, but, ultimately, Sao Paulo managed to get €3.6m for its 60 per cent share on the player's rights, as it should."
"The cost of operation is €4 million plus €1.5m in variables that are dependent upon games played.
"Douglas will travel to Barcelona later this week to undergo a medical. He will sign a contract with FC Barcelona for the next five seasons."
Sao Paulo president Carlos Migue Aidar admitted that he was sad to be losing Douglas and that the deal had been complicated by third-party ownership.
"This is not a moment of joy, as we are losing one of our starters, but now he will be able to play at the Champions League," he stated.
"We wish the player all the happiness, and that he may have a great spell in Spain. And who knows, maybe Sao Paulo can count on him again in a couple of years.
"It was a complicated deal, as the club had a third party involved, but, ultimately, Sao Paulo managed to get €3.6m for its 60 per cent share on the player's rights, as it should."
Barcelona have enough time to lend the player out to another European club, although if no destination can be found for him, he will join the other four defender to bolster the back row.
This will be their last signing that they undertake, after a long string of new faces despite the FIFA sanction.
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