Barcelona have officially confirmed the signing of USMNT international Sergino Dest from Ajax on a five-year deal.
Barcelona have beaten Bayern Munich to the signing of Ajax star Sergino Dest, the Catalan outfit have confirmed.
The 19-year-old arrived in Spain yesterday to complete his move after passing his medical.
The deal sees the Catalan club pay an initial transfer fee of 21 million euros, plus a potential 5m euros more in add-ons. At that price, Barca appear to have gotten themselves a bargain deal.
Dest will see his contract run until 2025 and his release clause has been set at a whopping 400m euros as per the Barcelona website.
Bayern Munich had emerged as contenders in the market, but Barcelona’s tight relationship with Ajax saw the right-back move to the Camp Nou.
What attracted Barca to Dest was his attacking qualities, with him having registered two goals and six assists across all competitions for Ajax last season.
The teenager arrives to replace Nelson Semedo, who recently departed for Wolves last month.
Dest reportedly preferred Barcelona to Bayern Munich and is expected to play a key role for the Catalan giants.
Barca boss Ronald Koeman has already heaped praise on the youngster and spoke of the qualities he could bring to the club.
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