Official: David Villa to Atletico Madrid

Okezone - Barcelona's official website has confirmed David Villa move to Atletico Madrid. El Guaje sold for 5 million euro or Rp65 billion.

After a long preached would anchored to the Tottenham Hotspur striker nicknamed The kid is actually closer to the Vicente Calderon, Atletico headquarters. Villa was going to replace Radamel Falcao who moved to AS Monaco.

"Barca and Atletico have reached an agreement in principle. Deal is worth a maximum of 5.1 million euro, "wrote an official statement Barca.

Villa Atletico three-year contract. In addition, when the two clubs also agreed at a later Villa released by Atletico, the Blaugrana will acquire 50 percent of the sales value.

Villa play in Camp Nou since 2010 after being purchased from Valencia worth 40 million euros. Barca costumed three seasons, he scored 48 goals from 116 appearances.

Injury and blow ferociously Lionel Messi performance in the position of the cutting edge Azulgrana make Villa failed to show the same sharpness as shown in Valencia (128 goals, five seasons), Real Zaragoza (41 goals, two seasons) and Sporting Gijon (40 goals, three seasons ).

The arrival of this season Neymar increasingly cornered position of top scorers of all time with the Spanish national team's 56 goals. Barca finally happy to release Villa at low prices to Atletico.

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