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Barcelona sign a Suarez of their own
BARCELONA have officially confirmed a deal for promising Manchester City youngster Denis Suarez.
The 19-year-old who was given a taste of first-team action when hey played for the Citizens in the Capital One Cup last season, had garnered interest from La Liga outfits Espnayol, Granada, Sevilla and Malaga.
And now Barca have pipped their rivals to his signature with Suarex signing a four-year contract and will now go straight into the Barcelona B squad.
Spanish paper Marca ascertains Suarez will have a £10m release clause written into his contract but that will jump to £30m should he be promoted to the first-team squad.
The deal will see Barca pay City an initial £1.5m for his services.
However, with a series of add-ons the fee could rise to £8.5m.
In addition to that, City have also inserted a sell-on clause, which means they stand to make 20% of any future transfer fees paid out for Suarez.