Barcelona sign David Villa

Barcelona have reached a deal to sign Spanish international striker David Villa from Valencia for 40 million euros (49.4 million dollars), the club said on Wednesday.


Villa, Valencia's top scorer in La Liga with 21 goals and the deal is believed to be be for four years.

The 28-year-old will be officially unveiled on Friday and will be paid seven million euros (8.6 million dollars) per season, according to newspaper reports.

Villa had been coveted last year by both Barcelona and arch-rivals Real Madrid but the Catalan club finally secured the services of Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Inter Milan in a deal which saw Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o move to the Italian side.

There are question marks about who among Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimovic is on his way out following the move.

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