sport">The former right back of Ajax must have imagined himself in a movie in recent days. On Saturday after his substitution at Ajax-Vitesse, Dest was told that the club had reached an oral agreement with Barça about the transfer fee (twenty million euros fixed and five million in more or less guaranteed bonuses) and a day later the defender took part in the walk-out training. already saying goodbye to his teammates.
sport">Then we had to wait for the paperwork to be completed by the clubs. And in the meantime, a five-year relationship between the player and FC Barcelona was being worked on. After Ajax gave the green light and there was an outline agreement between Dest and Barça, the private aircraft arranged by FC Barcelona could leave from Schiphol-East on Tuesday evening.
Ronald Koeman
sport">The medical test on Wednesday consisted of two parts: in the stadium and in the medical section of the Barcelona Center. A planned appointment with trainer Ronald Koeman could not take place, because he was already in a ‘corona bubble’ with his team due to Celta de Vigo-FC Barcelona on Thursday evening.
sport">In the evening Dest dined with representatives of the club and his official presentation will follow on Friday. Thursday is his first (individual) training in Barça service.
Sergiño Dest played at Ajax with number 28.
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