Done deal: PSG sign Barcelona midfielder Rafinha on free transfer

epa08222857 Real Madrid's striker Karim Benzema (L) in action against Celta's midfielder Rafinha (R) during the Spanish LaLiga match between Real Madrid and Celta de Vigo at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, 16 February 2020. EPA-EFE/RODRIGO JIMENEZ

Barcelona have confirmed their midfielder Rafinha Alcantara has joined French champions Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer.

The deal will include €3m in variables while the Blaugrana will also hold a 35 percent clause if the player is sold from the Parisians in future years, but there is no upfront fee.

Rafinha, 27, had been on a season long loan deal at Celta from the Camp Nou – where he made 90 first-team appearances – and he spent the second half of the 2017/18 campaign on loan at Inter, but has now returned.

Rafinha played 30 games for the Galician club last season – 29 in La Liga and one in the Copa del Rey – scoring four goals and providing one assist.

The brother of Liverpool midfielder and Spain international Thiago, Rafinha has now departed the Blaugrana on a permanent basis as the club seeks to ease their wage bill and outgoings for the 2020/21 campaign.

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