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Barcelona and Real Betis have both announced the signing of the halfback at Atletico Mineiro, Emerson.
Reports in Brazil and Spain on Thursday announced that the 20-year-old Brazilian would join Betis on loan until the end of the season, with the Sevilla-based club and Barca each paying half of the $ 12 million transfer. # 39; euros.
The leaders of La Liga subsequently issued a statement that they had signed the contract with the player, who will contact the Catalan club on 1 July.
"FC Barcelona and Atletico Mineiro have reached an agreement for the transfer of Emerson Aparecida Leite de Souza Junior," he said. "The Brazilian will officially join the Catalan club on July 1, 2019.
"The fees were set at 12 million euros and the player will sign for the next five seasons, until 2023-24."
Transfer of news and rumors, Thursday, January 31
However, Betis also announced in a tweet that he had signed with the defender, who should be loaned to Benito Villamarin for the rest of the season before settling in Barcelona in the summer.
As a player not belonging to the EU, the young player could not currently play for Barcelona because all his slot machines for foreign players are currently used.
On November 3rd, Barca's sporting director, Eric Abidal, was watching Emerson during the Atletico match against Gremio, as part of a surveillance mission to determine a number of possible targets.
The defender, who has played only a few appearances in the Serie A of Brazil, will travel to Spain after the South American tournament under 20, which is currently taking place in Chile and ends on February 10.
Barca said on his website that "Emerson was" strong in defense and attack ", noting that the player" had been compared to former Barca star, Dani Alves ".
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