Barcelona have confirmed the signing of young French left-back Lucas Digne on a five-year deal.
Digne spent last season on loan at Roma from PSG and impressed to gain a WhoScored rating of 7.13 from 33 Serie A appearances.
“FC Barcelona have reached an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain FC to sign the 22 year old French player Lucas Digne for the next five seasons,” a statement read on the club’s official website.
“Barça have paid an initial 16.5 million euros with another four possible according to individual and team results. Digne’s buy out clause is 60 million euros.
“After breaking into the first team at Lille, he was signed by PSG in 2013 where stayed until 2015. Digne spent last season on loan at AS Roma, facing Barça in the Champions League group stage. In total he has played 148 matches for Lille, PSG and Roma, scoring six goals and recording 13 assists. His pace on left makes him a threat going forward as does his excellent technical quality on the ball.
“Lucas Digne will arrive in Barcelona on Thursday early in the morning local time to undergo a medical and sign his contract.”
Diane was an unused sub in France’s European Championship campaign, which culminated in a 1-0 defeat to Portugal in the final.
Digne becomes the La Liga side's second summer signing following the arrival of Samuel Umtiti from Lyon.
For more stats on Lucas Digne, click here to view his WhoScored player page
