Barcelona have completed terms with Borussia Dortmund to sign highly-rated forward Ousmane Dembele for an initial £96.8m, potentially rising to £135.5m.
The 20-year-old signed a five-year contract at the Nou Camp on Monday and the deal makes him the second most expensive player of all time, with Neymar’s 200m move to PSG holding firm at number one.
Dembele said: “I’m very happy to be here. It has always been my dream to be at Barcelona and now I’m here I’m very happy.
“It is the best club in the world with the best players in the world.”
Dembele’s last appearance for Dortmund came in the German Super Cup on 5 August. The Bundesliga side rejected a bid from Barca earlier in August, with the player then suspended for missing training.
Last season, Dembele scored 10 goals and provided 21 assists as Dortmund finished third in the Bundesliga, won the German Cup, and reached the Champions League quarter-finals.