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La Masia prodigy Unai Hernandez has accomplished a switch to Saudi Arabian membership Al-Ittihad, FC Barcelona have formally confirmed.
“FC Barcelona and Al-Ittihad Jeddah Membership have reached an settlement for the switch of Barça Atlètic participant Unai Hernandez,” the assertion from the membership learn.
“The membership needs him one of the best of luck and success sooner or later, each personally and professionally.”
🤝 Acuerdo entre el FC Barcelona y el Al-Itrihad para el traspaso de Unai Hernández
🙌🏼 ¡𝑆𝑢𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑒, 𝑈𝑛𝑎𝑖!
💙❤️ https://t.co/JRss73DyHc
— Barça Atlètic (@FCBarcelonaB) January 31, 2025
Unai, 20, joined Barcelona in 2022 from the Girona youth academy and was heralded as some of the promising younger abilities coming by means of the ranks at La Masia.
A flexible attacking midfielder, the Spaniard was made the captain of the Barça Atletic staff this season and had educated with the first-team setup on a number of events below Hansi Flick.
Together with his contract on the verge of expiry in the summertime of 2025, there have been talks over a renewal, following which he might need even been promoted to the senior staff.
However the teen has opted to maneuver on and signal for Al-Ittihad, in a deal understood to be price €4.5 million plus €300,000 in add-ons.
Quickly, Unai is more likely to be adopted by one other La Masia gem in Pau Prim, who has verbally agreed to signal for Al Sadd in Qatar.
