OFFICIAL: The FC Barcelona closes the signing of Clément Lenglet

The FC Barcelona has done official the longed for signing for the defensive line: Clément Lenglet. The French footballer will arrive to the Camp Nou pertinent of the Seville and will sign by five years, until 2023 after the Barcelona club have convinced to the player and deposited the clause of rescission of 35,9 million euros that stipulated his agreement with the entity hispalense.

The option Lenglet liked from did long to the sportive direction of the FC Barcelona because of the big level that has showed in the Seville since it arrived to LaLiga Santander. Besides, it treats of one of these important players with a clause of rescission that did not adapt to his real level, by what the Barça has reinforced one of the positions prioritarias taking advantage of a big opportunity of the market of signings.

It is necessary to say that Lenglet has turned into the indisputable leader of the defence of the Seville. It treats of a central expeditivo and with an exit aseada of balloon, two indispensable requirements to play in the Camp Nou. Besides, has experience in LaLiga in one of his big clubs, by what his adaptation will be relatively simple.

Taking into account also the big record of the Barça with players fichados of the Seville, treats of an operation in which it has bet by the safe. Ex sevillistas like Dani Alves, Ivan Rakitic, Keita or Adriano Correia already triumphed in his transition from the Sánchez Pizjuán to the Camp Nou, by what Lenglet could be the following in doing it.

Abidal Endorses the signing

Éric Abidal, technical secretary of the Barça and French compatriot of Lenglet, already had commented his possible signing does some months: "Already it knows the League. It has done a good season in Seville. It is a decision of club, do not know him like person. In the Barça it is necessary to be always to the one hundred by one hundred. It is not a mine decision, is a decision of the technical director. It is very good player".

Lenglet Is a player that already followed the previous technical office headed by Robert Fernández. In this sense, the own Abidal and his attach Ramón Plans have not wanted to modify the strategy related with the signing of the French defence and have thrown to forward the operation.