Oriol Rey is leaving Barcelona for Leeds United.
Leeds United are set to sign defender Oriol Rey from Barcelona, Vavel report.
Rey, 19, is penning a two-year deal with Leeds and will join up with Carlos Corberan’s under-23 side.
Vavel claim Rey hopes to break into the Leeds first team and is departs after more than a decade on Barcelona’s books.
Ahead of his switch to Leeds, Rey wrote an emotional goodbye to Barcelona supporters on Instagram yesterday, confirming his time at the Spanish giants has come to an end.
Among the key lines among his message, Rey said: “Thanks to the partners and fans of whom on many occasions I have also felt their euphoria and enthusiasm, and who have always accompanied us unconditionally.
“New challenges and new opportunities are coming.”
Rey is the second player to sign from Barcelona this week, with Bulgarian outlet Novsport reporting that 17-year-old striker Kun Temenuzhkov has quit La Masia for the Whites.
It is part of a major overhaul for Leeds’ academy, with results last season showing it was needed.
Not only did the team finish bottom of their division, but after Ronaldo Vieira’s breakthrough, they had no players pushing for first team involvement.
This summer in addition to the recent captures of Rey and Temenuzhkov, Leeds have signed Adrian Balboa, Alejandro Machuca, Madger Gomes and Ousama Siddiki.
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