Barcelona have confirmed the signing of Franck Kessie on a free transfer following the end of his spell with Milan.
The midfielder has agreed a four-year deal with the Blaugrana, which was made official on Monday following months of speculation.
Kessie spent five seasons at San Siro, the first two of those on loan, and helped Milan to their first Scudetto triumph in 11 years in his final campaign with the club.
He played in 31 of Milan’s 38 Serie A matches and scored six goals from midfield, a tally only bettered by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (eight), Rafael Leao and Olivier Giroud (both 11).
However, fresh terms could not be agreed between the Rossoneri and Kessie, meaning the Ivory Coast international became a free agent on July 1.
Barca were always considered the strong favourites to land the 25-year-old, whose Camp Nou contract contains a €500million release clause.
Kessie will compete with the likes of Sergio Busquets, Pedri, Gavi and Frenkie de Jong for a midfield spot, though the latter is expected to join Manchester United.
In all, Kessie played 174 Serie A games for Milan since initially joining from Atalanta in June 2017, with Napoli’s Piotr Zielinski (179) the only midfielder to feature more times.
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