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.

File photo of Jasper Cillessen, 2015.
Image: Илья Хохлов.

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.

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)) Cillessen was to be presented at Camp Nou on Friday.

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• "Jasper Cillessen joins FC Barcelona" — FC Barcelona, August 25, 2016
• "Barcelona complete Cillessen signing" — Marca (newspaper), August 25, 2016
  

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