Barcelona agree deal for Ecuadorian winger Josué Caicedo
Short overview
Barcelona have reached a verbal agreement to sign 2007-born winger Josué Caicedo from LDU Quito. The deal is for the Barcelona B team on a loan with option to buy, potentially becoming an obligation, for a fee around €2.5 million.
Barcelona have reached a verbal agreement to sign Ecuadorian winger Josué Caicedo from LDU Quito, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano. The deal, described as exclusive, is for Barcelona's B team.
The agreement is structured as a loan with an option to buy, which could turn into an obligation. The fee is reported to be around €2.5 million. Caicedo, born in 2007, is the latest Ecuadorian talent to move to Europe.
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