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Barcelona complete the signing of Arturo Vidal

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Barcelona have completed the signing of Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal from Bayern Munich for £27 million. The 31-year old met Barcelona officials last week and passed the medical.

Vidal joined Bayern Munich from Juventus in 2015 at a fee of £32 million. He played 132 matches for the club across all competitions with 22 goals and 18 assists to his name. Last season, Vidal played a total of 35 matches for the Bavarians across all competitions, scoring 6 goals and providing two assists. Vidal missed the final part of the season due to a knee injury and had to undergo an arthroscopic surgery.

Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said, “On behalf of FC Bayern, I wish to thank Arturo with all my heart for three fantastic years. Arturo made a significant contribution to the great successes we enjoyed in this time. He always led from the front in important matches, and we could always rely on him.“

Vidal said, “Thank you to FC Bayern and all the fans. I very much enjoyed my time in Munich. I’d like to thank the club for giving me the chance to take on another new challenge with Barcelona.“

Arturo Vidal is Barcelona’s 9th signing this summer. The Blaugrana have spent quite a chunk of money in signing quality players like Vidal and Malcom. Barcelona take on AC Milan tomorrow at Santa Clara in their final pre-season match. Barca begin their La Liga campaign against Deportivo Alaves at Camp Nou.

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