Barcelona signs Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo

Barcelona signs Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo

Published Jun. 25, 2014 6:32 a.m. ET

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Barcelona says it will sign Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo to a four-year contract after reaching a transfer agreement with Real Sociedad.

Neither Spanish club elaborated on the deal.

Barcelona says Bravo will ''share'' goalkeeping duties with fellow new arrival Marc-Andre ter Stegen in place of the departed Victor Valdes.

The 31-year-old Bravo is captain of his national team and playing in the World Cup in Brazil.

ADVERTISEMENT

Bravo spent eight seasons at Sociedad after starting his career at Chilean club Colo-Colo.

He will join countryman Alexis Sanchez at Barcelona.

share