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Barcelona have completed the signing of defender Yerry Mina from Palmeiras, the Spanish club announced on Thursday.
Mina, 23, moves to the Camp Nou for a fee of €11.8 million, and the Colombian's five-and-a-half-year contract includes a €100m release clause.
Barca had an option to sign Mina for €9m after the 2018 World Cup, but have decided to fast-track the transfer due to Javier Mascherano's pending move to Chinese Super League side Hebei Fortune.
As a result, they have had to pay Palmeiras €2.5m more than had originally been agreed for the deal to be completed this summer.
Mina arrives to provide competition for Samuel Umtiti, Gerard Pique and Thomas Vermaelen in defence.
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