Soccer-Barcelona sign pacy winger Adeyemi from Dortmund


Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund v 1. FSV Mainz 05 - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany - February 13, 2026 Borussia Dortmund's Karim Adeyemi during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Teresa Kroeger

July 23 (Reuters) - Barcelona have ⁠signed German winger Karim Adeyemi from Borussia Dortmund ⁠on a deal until 2031, the LaLiga club ‌said on Thursday.

Financial details were not disclosed by the clubs, but media reports said the deal was worth €22 million ($25.1 million) plus add-ons and ​includes a sell-on clause.

"FC Barcelona and ⁠Borussia Dortmund have reached ⁠an agreement for the transfer of forward Karim Adeyemi, who ⁠has ‌signed a contract with the Catalans until 2031," Barcelona said in a statement.

Adeyemi joined Dortmund ⁠in 2022 from Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg ​and made ‌146 appearances for the Bundesliga club, scoring 36 goals ⁠in all ​competitions.

The 24-year-old reunites with Hansi Flick, who handed him his senior debut for the Germany national team during the ⁠coach's two-year spell in charge.

Adeyemi is ​renowned for his scintillating pace, having set a Bundesliga speed record at the time when he clocked 36.65 km/h during ⁠Dortmund's 5-1 win over Freiburg in the 2022-23 season.

Adeyemi becomes Barcelona's second attack-minded signing of the transfer window after the arrival of Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United.

He ​joins the Spanish champions amid a ⁠reshaping of their forward line following Robert Lewandowski's move to ​Chicago Fire and Marcus Rashford returning ‌to Manchester United after his ​loan spell at the Catalan club.

($1 = 0.8767 euros)

(Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in BengaluruEditing by Toby Davis)

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