Barcelona president Joan Laporta confirms Catalan giants are signing 24-year-old

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed that his nine person a woody successful spot to motion Borussia Dortmund attacker Karim Adeyemi.

There has not yet been immoderate authoritative confirmation from Barcelona oregon Dortmund implicit a determination for the Germany planetary to Camp Nou, but transportation adept Fabrizio Romano said astatine the extremity of past week that a woody had been agreed.

Laporta has present confirmed that Barcelona are signing the 24-year-old, who is expected to pen a five-year declaration with the La Liga champions.

The Barcelona president said that the nine are "really excited" astir signing the forward.

“We are precise excited astir Adeyemi. We’ve liked him for a while. He’s unsafe and fast, and Deco handled the signing precise well. The quality came retired erstwhile it was meant to,” Laporta told reporters.

Barcelona president Laporta confirms Adeyemi deal

The La Liga champions person allegedly agreed to pay €22m (£18.8m) positive €7m (£6m) successful add-ons for Adeyemi, who has been with Dortmund since 2022.

The attacker has featured connected 146 occasions for BVB successful each competitions, scoring 36 goals and registering 25 assists successful the process.

Adeyemi chiefly operates down the right, but helium is besides susceptible of featuring done the mediate and volition manus Barcelona a antithetic menace successful the last 3rd of the field.

Barcelona person besides signed Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United during this summer's transportation window, but a imperishable determination for Marcus Rashford present looks acold away.

Barcelona person already signed Gordon this summer

Rashford's chances of remaining astatine Manchester United adjacent play are thought to beryllium increasing, though the anticipation remains that the England planetary leaves the Red Devils earlier the extremity of this summer's transportation window.

Barcelona are inactive moving connected bringing a centre-forward to the club, with Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez their main people successful the last 3rd of the field.

The Catalan outfit won La Liga past play but again fell abbreviated successful the Champions League, being knocked retired successful the quarter-finals of the tourney by Atletico.