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Barcelona splurge on David Villa

Agencies | By, Madrid
May 19, 2010 11:23 PM IST

Barcelona moved quickly to reinforce their squad snapping up Spain striker David Villa from Valencia for 40 million euros on Wednesday.

Barcelona moved quickly to reinforce their squad snapping up Spain striker David Villa from Valencia for 40 million euros (approx Rs 227 crore) on Wednesday. After a board meeting at Valencia in the morning, their president Manuel Llorente said they had accepted the offer.

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Barcelona confirmed the deal in a statement on their website (www.fcbarcelona.com), saying Villa would sign a four-year contract with an option for one more year.

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Mourinho wants to be at Real ‘100 per cent’

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