The left back has signed a five year deal with the Spanish Champions and will provide Competition for Jordi Alba at Camp nou.
The final fee for Junior could rise to €30m (£27.5m/ &33.4m) with add-ons, while his release clause has been set as €200m. Its learned that those bonuses include €2.5m. If Junior plays for the Spanish national team and a further €2.5 m dependent on the trophies won during his time at catalunya.
At only 22 years of age (August 22, 1996). Junior Firpo is a left back of great promise born in Santo Domingo, Dominican republic , junior moved to malaga aged six. There he played for various local clubs such as Atletico Banamiel and puerto malaguerio.
In the summer of 2014, he joined Real Betis and made his way through the youth categories at the club on February 12, 2018, he made his first team debut against Deportivo la Coruna, and as a Starter, was key in the 1-0 win at the Riazor. From then he played almost every match until the end of the league Season.
In the 2018/19 Campaign he played 29 matches (24 in the league, four in the Europa league and one in the Copa del Rey) Scoring three goals, which came in the draw against Celta Vigo, at the Camp nou during the 3-4 win over Barca, and against Real Sociedad(1-0), he also provided five assist.
Despite being born in the Dominican Republic, he is a Spanish international with the U 21 team. He was part of the squad that won the U 21 European Championship in 2019, and as a key player, contested three games in the tournament.
Junior Firpo is now the fourth major Signing of the summer for Barcelona, joining Antoine Griezmann, Frenkie de Jong and Neto in completing moves to Ernesto Valverd's side and those transfers hqve been funded by the Sales of a number of fringe players including Malcom, Jasper Cillessen, Andre Gomes and Denis Suarez.
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