Barcelona confirm Jasper Cillessen has joined Valencia in €35million deal

Jasper Cillessen leaves Barca in pursuit of first-team football.
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Ben Hayward26 June 2019

Barcelona have sold goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen to Valencia for €35 million, with Neto expected to move in the other direction in a separate deal in the next few days.

Valencia posted a video on social media on Tuesday which showed the Netherlands international donning a pair of orange clogs, although it did not reveal his face.

The two teams announced the transfer on Wednesday evening.

“FC Barcelona and Valencia CF have agreed to terms for the transfer of the player Jasper Cillessen. Valencia will pay FC Barcelona €35m,” the Catalan club said in a statement on their website.

Neto heading to the Camp Nou.
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For their part, Valencia did not mention the fee, but did reveal that the 30-year-old has signed a five-year deal and will have a release clause of €80m.

“Valencia CF have reached an agreement with FC Barcelona for the signing of Dutch international goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, who will join the club on a contract running through to June 2023 and with a buyout clause of 80 million euros,” their statement said.

Cillessen made 32 appearances in three seasons for Barca as Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s back-up and his last game was the 2-1 loss to Valencia in the Copa del Rey final in Seville last month.

“Valencia CF are a special club, a great club with a great history,” Cillessen told the club’s official website. “It was easy for me to make the decision to come here, I'm looking forward to getting started and to winning things here. Today is a very special day for me.”

Valencia’s Brazilian goalkeeper Neto is expected to move in the other direction in the coming days.

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