Barcelona have reached an agreement with Valencia to sign the Portugal international André Gomes, the Catalan club announced on Thursday.
The 22-year-old attacking midfielder had been linked with Real Madrid and Manchester United after impressing in his two seasons at Valencia having joined them from Benfica.
“Agreement with Valencia for André Gomes. The player will both sign and be presented as a new Barcelona player next week,” Barça tweeted.
Barcelona have not revealed any more details about the transfer but Marca reported that Gomes will sign a five-year deal and join the Spanish champions for €50m (£42m).
[ÚLTIMA HORA] El @FCBarcelona_es y el Valencia CF han llegado a un acuerdo por André Gomes #AndreGomesFCB pic.twitter.com/4nAU5JIZhW
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) July 21, 2016
Gomes, under contract with Valencia until June 2020, started 27 league games for the club in the 2015-16 campaign.
A Euro 2016 champion with Portugal, Gomes will become Barcelona’s fourth signing this summer following the arrivals of Samuel Umtiti, Denis Suárez and Lucas Digne.