Barcelona have completed the signing of highly rated
Belgian winger Jesse Bisiwu from Club Brugge in a deal reportedly
worth €8.5 million.
The 18-year-old has signed a five-year contract
that will keep him at the Spanish champions until June 30, 2031.
Confirming the transfer, Barcelona announced that an
agreement had been reached with Club Brugge for the youngster's move to the
Catalan club.
"FC Barcelona and Club Brugge have reached an
agreement for the transfer of Jesse Bisiwu, who signs up to be a Blaugrana
until 30 June 2031," the club said in a statement.
Barcelona also confirmed that Bisiwu will be
officially presented as a new player in the coming days.
The winger joins the La Liga champions after several
months of negotiations, with Barcelona identifying him as one of Belgium's
brightest emerging talents.
He becomes the latest addition to the club's summer
recruitment drive, following the arrivals of Anthony Gordon and Karim
Adeyemi.
Barcelona described Bisiwu as a player with "a
great future ahead," highlighting his pace, physical strength, and
dribbling ability as key attributes.
Born on January 22, 2008, Bisiwu has
represented Belgium at youth level and rose to prominence during the 2025
UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where he helped his country reach the
semi-finals and earned a place in the tournament's Best XI.
He began his football journey with OH Leuven
before joining Club Brugge's academy in 2020.
Over the past two seasons, Bisiwu made 14
appearances in the UEFA Youth League, scoring three goals, while
also gaining valuable senior experience with Club NXT, Club Brugge's
reserve team.
He made his Belgian Second Division debut in 2023
at just 15 years old and went on to make 36 appearances for the
reserve side, although he never featured for Club Brugge's senior team.
Barcelona are expected to integrate the teenager
gradually, with Bisiwu set to begin his career with Barça Atlètic, the
club's reserve team, while training regularly with the first-team squad as part
of his long-term development.
With the move, Bisiwu becomes the latest Belgian
footballer to wear the famous Blaugrana shirt, following former Barcelona
players Thomas Vermaelen and Fernand Goyvaerts.
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