Spanish football: Sevilla signs Aleix Vidal from FC Barcelona

August 6, 2018 On Saturday, announced the signing of Spanish defender Aleix Vidal from defending LaLiga champions FC Barcelona. Via their official website, Barcelona said they were to receive €8.5 million transfer as well as two million in variables. 28-year-old Vidal had joined Barça three seasons ago, from Sevilla. Since moving to the Catalan-capital, Vidal had played 49 games for the club. During his tenure at, Vidal won two Spanish LaLiga titles, three and one each of ,  as well as the. In 2015, Vidal had won the with Sevilla.

Previously, Barcelona announced the transfer of French defender to English club Everton FC. Barcelona announced the transfer of Aleix Vidal shortly after they announced signing Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal from Bayern Munich.

According to a report by , Aleix Vidal was to sign a four-year contract with Sevilla.