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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Official: Barcelona confirm €6 million sale of La Masia defender
FC Barcelona have confirmed their first sale of the summer transfer window with La Masia defender Alex Valle securing a permanent transfer to Como 1907. The Serie A outfit, managed by former Barcelona midfielder, have triggered Valle's €6 million release clause to make his signing permanent. Advertisement 'Como 1907 has activated the termination clause of player Álex Valle , who is thus no longer linked to FC Barcelona. The cost of the clause was 6 million euros,' the club statement read. 'The Club wishes him good luck and success in the future, both personally and professionally.' Valle spent the first half of the last season on loan at Celtic before moving to Como in the January transfer window. The young Spaniard made a big impression during the second half of the campaign in Italy, convincing Fabregas & co. to pull the trigger on his €6 million release clause. With the first summer departure confirmed, Barcelona will hope to finalise the exits of other out-of-favour players like Ansu Fati and Inaki Pena soon to further boost their finances.
Forbes
3 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
FC Barcelona Announces First Transfer Of The Summer Window
FC Barcelona has officially announced the transfer of one of its players to Italian Serie A outfit ... More Como. FC Barcelona has officially announced the transfer of one of its players to Italian Serie A outfit Como via a short statement sent to members of the press on Tuesday afternoon in Spain. 'Como 1907 has made effective the termination clause of the player Alex Valle, who is [now] 'The cost of the clause was six million euros ($6.8 million). The Club wishes him the best of luck and success in the future, both personally and professionally,' it added. Picked up by La Masia in 2014, the Badalona native threatened to become one of 2024/2025's breakthrough stars from the academy to the first team in preseason last summer. He was one of a small group of youngsters taken on the friendly tour of the United States by then-new head coach Hansi Flick and impressed in matches against the likes of Real Madrid in New Jersey. While Marcs Casado and Bernal, plus Pau Victor, managed to stick around in what became a domestic treble-winning outfit on the German's orders, however, Valle was sent out on loan to Celtic. Gaining Champions League experience in Scotland, and playing in all eight of the Glaswegian giant's eight games in the competition's new look league phase, Valle was then taken to Italy by Cesc Fabregas' Como on another temporary assignment for the rest of the campaign. The terms of that agreement were explained by transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano, who tweeted that while there was no purchase option for the Italian club, any intersted party could land him permanently through paying €6 million at the end of the 2024/2025 season because of a clause inserted into the contract he renewed until mid-2026. Como has now secured the left back by doing just that, and the Valle transfer has become Barca's first bit of business across what should be a busy summer transfer window expected to see goalkeeper Joan Garcia switch from Espanyol. Valle leaving means that FC Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has less options at full back where Alejandro Balde and Gerard Martin are the left backs while Jules Kounde and Eric Garcia on the right.
The National
3 days ago
- Business
- The National
Cesc Fabregas speaks as ex-Celtic man Valle completes Serie A move
The Spaniard joined the Parkhead side at the beginning of last season. Valle spent the first half of the 2024/25 campaign in Glasgow, helping Brendan Rodgers' men to win the Premier Sports Cup. Read more: He soon swapped Scotland for Italy, though, with his Celtic loan promptly ending and Barcelona sending him out to Serie A outfit Como. Valle then helped the club maintain their top-flight status in the second half of the season and has now completed a permanent switch, worth, per Fabrizio Romano, €6 million. The move was officially confirmed today, with the full-back penning a five-year deal. He said [ "It's been a great six months. I've settled in really well and I'm very happy here. Obviously, the prospect of continuing here in Como fills me with joy and pride. I can't wait to start next season and give my all for this club." Valle will now permanently work under Barcelona legend Cesc Fabregas. The boss revealed his delight at the permanent acquisition of the 20-year-old: "Alex is a talented young defender, and he has proven it in the last six months," he said. "He has integrated perfectly and in a very short time into the team's mechanisms, showing all his qualities both defensively and offensively. With him Como has secured one of the most interesting talents of his age who will be very important for the team in the future."
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🚨 Serie A: line-ups for the title decider revealed!
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here. Who will be crowned between Inter and Napoli? Two Serie A matches are taking place tonight: Como - Inter and Napoli - Cagliari. Napoli and Inter are neck and neck in the championship and hope to win the coveted trophy. The last day promises to be intense for the two teams separated by only one point. Several scenarios are possible for the two clubs: will one of them be crowned champion tonight or will a final be played in the coming days? In the meantime, it's time to discover the compositions of the four teams. Como : Butez - Valle, Kempf, Van der Brempt, Vojvoda - Da Cunha, Perrone - Streffeza, Caqueret, Paz - Cutrone Inter : Sommer - Bisseck, de Vrij, Augusto - Darmian, Calhanoglu, Asllani, Zalewski, Dimarco - Taremi, Correa Napoli : Meret - Spinazzola, Olivera, Rrahmani, Di Lorenzo - McTominay, Gilmour, Anguissa - Raspadori, Lukaku, Politano Cagliari : Ciocci - Zappa, Mina, Luperto - Zortea, Adopo, Deiola, Makoumbou, Augello - Viola, Piccoli 📸 Marco Luzzani - 2025 Getty Images
The National
21-05-2025
- Sport
- The National
Ex-Celtic loanee Alex Valle finds permanent home in £5m switch
The left-back appears to be on his way out of Barcelona with Como set to pay just over £5m for the 21-year-old. That's according to Fabrizio Romano who claims the Serie A side's plan for Valle is 'confirmed'. The young Spaniard spent the first half of this season on loan at Parkhead, playing 19 times in all competitions. But his season-long loan was cut short in January, Celts bringing in Jeffrey Schlupp instead. That allowed Valle to link up with Cesc Fabregas in Serie A, and he made 14 appearances for the former Arsenal hero's side as they finished 10th. Read more: Ex-Celtic favourite could be set for Serie A switch Serie A side make 'concrete' transfer attempt for Celtic's Arne Engels Como, who have access to the same Jamestown Analytics data as Hearts, had an option to buy within the loan deal and that now looks set to be activated. In terms of Celtic's own left-back position, they have Kieran Tierney incoming once his Arsenal deal ends after signing a pre-contract to return to his boyhood heroes. Greg Taylor doesn't appear to be sticking around with his own contract coming to an end and no indication he will sign fresh terms. That means Brendan Rodgers will likely be on the lookout for another player in that position, with Schlupp a potential option as he is also out of contract at parent club Crystal Palace.
