Barcelona confirm another first team star is set to join Borussia Dortmund

– Barcelona defender Marc Bartra will join Borussia Dortmund 

– Bartra will join Dani Alves, Javier Masherano in quitting the club 

– The defender has made over 100 appearances for the club

La Masia graduate Marc Bartra has reached agreement with Borussia Dortmund ahead of an impending move, Barcelona have announced.

Marc Bartra has ended his association with Barcelona and will join Borussia Dortmund

The German club revealed on their official website that the centre-back will sign a four-year deal, though some details need to be finalised before the move can be completed.

The 25-year-old joins Dani Alves in exiting Camp Nou, with Javier Mascherano also linked with a move away from Catalonia in recent weeks.

Barca revealed in a statement that Dortmund agreed to trigger his release clause of 8 million euros.

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A statement from the Blaugrana read: “FC Barcelona announce that German club Borussia Dortmund have informed them of their desire to activate the buy out clause for the player Marc Bartra, according to which the Club is obliged to facilitate the transfer of the player for the price of 8 million euros.

Marc Bartra, Neymar, Lionel Messi and Sergi Roberto

“Marc Bartra arrived at the Club at the age of 12 and is a fine representative of the values embodied by la Masia, both as a player and as a person.

“The defender has spent more than half his life at FC Barcelona and with the first team he won five league titles, two Champions Leagues, two Copa del Rey, two European Super Cups, two Spanish Super Cups and one Club World Cup.”

The defender has made 103 professional appearances for Barcelona since his debut on February 14 2010 against Atletico Madrid.

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