The signing of Thomas Vermaelen is slope of the medical review

Thomas Vermaelen will incorporate to the discipline of the Barça for the next 5 seasons. The Barcelona club will not do official his signing until it do not surpass the medical review. The defence of the Arsenal has arrived this Saturday to the midday to Barcelona to happen an exhaustive review in front of his record of injuries (456 days of drop in the last four seasons), a risk that the Barça wants to have controlled before closing definitively the operation.

The price of the Belgian head office is of 15 million euros, more 4 variables -the English club would earn 4 millions more if the FC Barcelona proclaims twice winner of the League of Champions while the defence was in the staff-, in total, some 19 million euros. Vermaelen, of 28 years, finlaizaba agreement with the "gunners" in June of 2015 and already had decided that it did not want to renew with the team londinense. The negotiations have been complicated since the Manchester United also was interested in the player.

The central of the Arsenal has arrived this Saturday in the morning to Barcelona. After landing in the Catalan capital will happen the usual medical review. If it surpasses the formality, could do the photo beside the Barcelona shield situated in to the offices of the club this Saturday in the afternoon. Tomorrow it would sign the agreement and the Monday would incorporate to the trainings.