FC Barcelona signs Jasper Cillessen

Sunday, August 28, 2016

On Thursday, Spanish football club FC Barcelona announced signing of Dutch goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen from Dutch capital football club AFC Ajax for €13 million on a five-year deal. Per the agreement, Barça is obliged to pay add-ons of €2 million.

27-year-old Cillessen made his professional debut for his boyhood club N.E.C in 2010. A year later, he joined Ajax for €3.2 million. Spending five years at the Amsterdam ArenA, Cillessen has won three Eredivisie titles in a row and one Dutch Super Cup in 2014.

Cillessen made his last appearance for Ajax on Wendsday, losing 4–1 (5–2 on aggregate) against Russian club FC Rostov in the UEFA Champions League's qualifying round. Cillessen underwent his medical tests on Thursday. Afterwards, he posted on Instagram saying, "Dreams do come true!" ^{((es))Spanish language: ‍Sueños de hacen realidad!} Cillessen was to be presented at Camp Nou on Friday.

Shortly after Cillessen's signing, Barcelona announced their previous goalkeeper and Chile's captain Claudio Bravo joined Pep Guardiola's Manchester City.

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Sources

"Jasper Cillessen joins FC Barcelona" — FC Barcelona, August 25, 2016
"Barcelona complete Cillessen signing" — Marca (newspaper), August 25, 2016
Jasper Cillessen. "Jasper Cillessen on Instagram" — Instagram, August 25, 2016
"Netherlands - J. Cillessen - Profile with news, career, statistics and history" — Soccer Way, August 25, 2016 (date of access)
"Claudio Bravo transferred to Manchester City" — FC Barcelona, August 25, 2016

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