Barcelona agree deal with Atletico Madrid for David Villa

Barcelona have confirmed they have
reached an agreement with Atletico
Madrid over the transfer of forward David
Villa.
Subject to the agreement of personal
terms and passing of a medical, the Spain
international will move to the Vicente
Calderon in a deal worth an estimated
maximum of £4.4 million, with £2.6m
being paid if Villa remains an Atletico
player during the 2014-15 and 2015-16
campaigns.
The Catalan giants will also retain 50%
from any future transfer involving the
former Valencia striker.
Tottenham had emerged as the front
runners to sign the 31-year-old attacker,
with Goal exclusively revealing last month
that Villa had given the green light over a
move to White Hart Lane .
Atletico appear to have gazumped Spurs
and won the race for his signature,
however, as they search for a
replacement for Radamel Falcao, who
sealed a big-money move to Monaco back
in May.
The Madrid club, who finished third in La
Liga last season, had been in the hunt for
Sevilla striker Alvaro Negredo although
Manchester City now appear favourites to
sign the 27-year-old Spaniard, with top
target Edinson Cavani expected to join
Paris Saint-Germain.
Source: goal.com