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Salzburg agree deal with Barcelona for Jonathan Soriano
The 26-year-old has agreed to a move to the Austrian side from the Nou Camp club and will sign his contract after undergoing a routine medical ahead of the switch on Thursday
19 Jan 2012 16:55:00
By Luis Mira
Getty
Barcelona announced on their official website that they have reached an agreement with Salzburg for the transfer of Jonathan Soriano.
Neither club have released any information regarding the transfer fee, but Spanish sources suggest that Soriano will cost Salzburg €800,000 (£667,000) plus variables.
The striker will now travel to Austria on Thursday to undergo a medical in order to finalise the switch.
"I had a very positive and promising talk with Jonathan and realised that despite receiving tempting offers from England and Portugal he was determined to sign for us," Salzburg coach Ricardo Moniz told the club's official website.
"That was the decisive reason why we made an offer - along with the fact that Alan will still be out injured for a while."
Soriano joined Barca on a free transfer in 2009 but failed to convince coach Pep Guardiola to give him a place in the club's first team.
However, his scoring efforts for Barca's B team saw him linked with a host of clubs in Europe, including Benfica, Sporting Gijon and Zaragoza.
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Neither club have released any information regarding the transfer fee, but Spanish sources suggest that Soriano will cost Salzburg €800,000 (£667,000) plus variables.
The striker will now travel to Austria on Thursday to undergo a medical in order to finalise the switch.
"I had a very positive and promising talk with Jonathan and realised that despite receiving tempting offers from England and Portugal he was determined to sign for us," Salzburg coach Ricardo Moniz told the club's official website.
"That was the decisive reason why we made an offer - along with the fact that Alan will still be out injured for a while."
Soriano joined Barca on a free transfer in 2009 but failed to convince coach Pep Guardiola to give him a place in the club's first team.
However, his scoring efforts for Barca's B team saw him linked with a host of clubs in Europe, including Benfica, Sporting Gijon and Zaragoza.
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