FROM MUNICH WITH LOVE
La Liga champions Barcelona strike deal to sign Chilean ace Vidal from Bayern
BARCELONA have reached an agreement with Bayern Munich to sign Chile international midfielder Arturo Vidal, the two European giants announced on Friday.
The 31-year-old, who has played 100 games for Chile and scored 24 goals, will sign a threeyear deal after having a medical in the next few days, Barcelona said via a statement.
Bayern added: “Arturo Vidal is leaving Bayern Munich with immediate effect to join Spanish La Liga champions Barcelona. The clubs have reached an agreement on the transfer late on Friday evening.”
No transfer fee was given but Spanish media reports said Barcelona will pay €18 million (RM85 million), rising to €21 million (RM99 million), for the former
Vidal, who joined Bayern in 2015 from the Turin club, scored 22 goals in 124 appearances in Munich and won the German title three times, the German Cup and two domestic Supercups.
“Thank you to Bayern and all the fans,” Vidal said. “I’d like to thank the club for giving me the chance to take on another new challenge with Barcelona.”
Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge added: “I wish to thank Arturo with all my heart for three fantastic years.
“Arturo made a significant contribution to the great successes we enjoyed in this time. He always led from the front in important