Dutch international Ibrahim Afellay completed his transfer to Barcelona from PSV Eindhoven by signing a four and a half year contract with the reigning Spanish champions.
“When I was a kid, I wanted to play for Barca, it was a dream. We all know that it is the best place to play football and when I heard about their interest I didn’t think twice,” he said.
The 24-year-old midfielder, who came through the ranks at PSV Eindhoven and whose family are from Morocco, has 29 caps for his country and was a member of the squad which reached the World Cup final.
Barcelona paid PSV 3m euros ($3.9m) for Afellay.
The Dutch forward signed the deal in President Sandro Rosell’s office at the club and as well as the President, Vice President Josep Maria Bartomeu, Sporting Director Andoni Zubizarreta, Director of Football Raül Sanllehí and the player’s brother and his representative were also present.
Immediately after the signing, President Rosell and Afellay moved outside the club’s offices for the traditional photo in front of the Barça coat of arms.
Ibrahim Afellay is a Dutch national team player of Moroccan descent. He was born on 2 April 1986 in Utrecht, Netherlands*
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