Barcelona complete signing of Memphis Depay from Lyon

INA - BAGHDAD 

Barcelona have completed the signing of forward Memphis Depay on a free transfer from Lyon, the Catalan club have confirmed.

Depay, 27, will join Barca when his contract with Lyon expires at the end of June. A statement from the Catalans said will sign a deal with the club until the end of the 2022-23 campaign.

Barca first tried to sign Depay -- who played in the Netherlands' 3-2 Euro 2020 win over Ukraine on Sunday -- last summer at the request of coach Ronald Koeman.
Personal terms were agreed with the player and a fee of around €25 million was set with Lyon, but the club were unable to accommodate him within their La Liga-imposed wage cap.

Koeman, who worked with Depay previously when he was the Dutch national team coach, wanted the forward again in January. However, Barca had no president in place to sanction a transfer.

Depay finally arrives at Barca almost a year later, becoming their fourth signing of the summer, following the arrivals of Sergio Aguero, Eric Garcia and Emerson Royal.Barcelona complete signing of Memphis Depay from Lyon