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BARCA AGREE MAXWELL FEE
Barcelona have reached an agreement with Inter Milan to sign Brazilian defender Maxwell for a fee which could rise to 5million euros (£4.2m).
The 27-year-old, who has been with Inter since 2006, will fill the left-back spot at the Nou Camp, vacated by the departure of Sylvinho earlier this summer.
A statement on Barcelona's official website tonight read: "Barcelona and Inter Milan have agreed in principle the transfer of the Brazilian player Maxwell. The price of the transfer would be of 4.5million euros, with 0.5m more dependent on variables."
Should the transfer go through, former Ajax man Maxwell would be the first signing of the summer for the Champions League winners.
While arch rivals Real Madrid have already splashed out over 200million euros on Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema and Raul Albiol, the Catalans have been quiet on the transfer front.
David Villa has been linked with a move to the club, but Barcelona president Joan Laporta insists they will not break the bank to get him, revealing they have other options lined up if they fail in their bid to land the Valencia striker.
The treble winners have already made an offer for Villa but reports suggest it is significantly less than the 50million euros Valencia are demanding.
And Laporta has revealed they will turn their attention elsewhere if Los Che refuse to back down.
"We're not going to spare no expense," he said.
"Villa is a player who could interest us in certain conditions but if those aren't met, we have to activate other equally valid options and evaluate which of those are more fitting to the conditions we are interested in."
Barcelona have reached an agreement with Inter Milan to sign Brazilian defender Maxwell for a fee which could rise to 5million euros (£4.2m).
The 27-year-old, who has been with Inter since 2006, will fill the left-back spot at the Nou Camp, vacated by the departure of Sylvinho earlier this summer.
A statement on Barcelona's official website tonight read: "Barcelona and Inter Milan have agreed in principle the transfer of the Brazilian player Maxwell. The price of the transfer would be of 4.5million euros, with 0.5m more dependent on variables."
Should the transfer go through, former Ajax man Maxwell would be the first signing of the summer for the Champions League winners.
While arch rivals Real Madrid have already splashed out over 200million euros on Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema and Raul Albiol, the Catalans have been quiet on the transfer front.
David Villa has been linked with a move to the club, but Barcelona president Joan Laporta insists they will not break the bank to get him, revealing they have other options lined up if they fail in their bid to land the Valencia striker.
The treble winners have already made an offer for Villa but reports suggest it is significantly less than the 50million euros Valencia are demanding.
And Laporta has revealed they will turn their attention elsewhere if Los Che refuse to back down.
"We're not going to spare no expense," he said.
"Villa is a player who could interest us in certain conditions but if those aren't met, we have to activate other equally valid options and evaluate which of those are more fitting to the conditions we are interested in."