[Archive 2016-08-28] FC Barcelona signs Jasper Cillessen

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

Cillessen made his last appearance for Ajax on Wendsday, losing 4–1 (5–2 on aggregate) against Russian club FC Rostov in the UEFA Champions League's qualifying round. Cillessen underwent his medical tests on Thursday. Afterwards, he posted on Instagram saying, "Dreams do come true!" ((es))Spanish language: ‍Sueños de hacen realidad!

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

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