Verbal agreement with Henrique confirmed

Asked about the rumours that Palmeiras central defender and Brazilian international Henrique Adriano Buss (21) is on the verge of becoming a Barcelona player (read more here), Barcelona sports director Txiki Begiristain has said at a press conference today that the transfer is not yet finalized:

"Henrique is not yet a Barcelona player cause nothing has been signed yet. We held talks and we reached a verbal agreement with the player. But there are still some paper issues with Palmeiras left and until it's not signed, you cannot announce anything. The idea is that, if the transfer is closed, the player will be loaned out."

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