FC Barcelona signs Jasper Cillessen

August 28, 2016

On Thursday, Spanish football club FC Barcelona announced signing of Dutch goalkeeper 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 in 2010. A year later, he joined Ajax for €3.2 million. Spending five years at the, Cillessen has won three titles in a row and one  in 2014.

Cillessen made his last appearance for Ajax on Wendsday, losing 4–1 (5–2 on aggregate) against Russian club in the UEFA Champions League's qualifying round. Cillessen underwent his medical tests on Thursday. Afterwards, he posted on saying, Cillessen was to be presented at Camp Nou on Friday.

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