Barcelona agree €14 million fee for Valencia full-back Jordi Alba

DONETSK, UKRAINE – JUNE 27: Jordi Alba of Spain celebrates victory during the UEFA EURO 2012 semi final match between Portugal and Spain at Donbass Arena on June 27, 2012 in Donetsk, Ukraine. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

FC Barcelona have announced, on their official website www.fcbarcelona.com, that they have reached an agreement with Valencia CF for the transfer of Spanish full-back Jordi Alba. The fee is stated to be €14 million, and a five year contract will be signed by the player, subject to the completion of a medical examination next week. He is currently on national team duty with Spain, at the European Championships.

Jordi Alba is a product of Barcelona’s famed La Masia, but failed to gain a first team spot and departed for Cornella in 2005, from where he moved to Valencia in 2007.

Alba had long been linked with Barcelona as a replacement for Eric Abidal, and other clubs including Manchester United were said to be monitoring his availability.

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