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Barcelona are all set to say goodbye to gifted academy teen Unai Hernandez, who’s on his method to Saudi Arabian membership Al-Ittihad.
The 20-year-old attacking midfielder, captain of the Barça Atletic crew, had a contract which stood to run out on the finish of the season.
Regardless of the Catalans’ try to renew his contract, the La Masia gem has opted to maneuver on instantly having been unconvinced about his first-team prospects on the membership.
Verbal settlement reached
Offering an replace on the switch, Fabrizio Romano studies that Al-Ittihad have now reached a verbal settlement to signal Unai Hernandez from Barcelona.
As per the report, the Saudi Professional League membership pays a €4.5 million fastened price for the Spanish starlet whereas one other €500,000 can be paid out as add-ons.
Unai Hernandez on his means out. (Picture by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
Furthermore, Barça have secured a future sell-on clause for the teen, whose switch can be finalised quickly after just a few extra particulars are ironed out.
Unai Hernandez joined Barcelona in the summertime of 2022, arriving from the academy of Catalan rivals Girona.
The 20-year-old versatile attacking midfielder had develop into a key a part of the Barça Atletic setup over the previous yr or so, even being named captain for this season.
To this point in 2024/25, the Spanish prodigy has scored 9 and assisted three targets from 20 appearances for the Catalans’ reserve crew. The teen has skilled with the senior crew on quite a few events, however by no means made his official first-team debut.
Unai can be joined within the Center East by one other Barcelona expertise, Pau Prim, who is ready to signal for Qatari membership Al Sadd, with a verbal settlement in place there as properly.
