Barcelona have officially announced the departure of Oriol Busquets who joins Eredivisie side Twente on a one-year loan deal which doesn't include an option to buy. The Catalans feel the 20-year-old is key for the future and they weren't willing to offer the Dutch side the option to purchase his rights at the end of the season.
Barcelona released an official statement on their website announce Busquets loan deal to Twente: "Oriol Busquets leaves Barça B. The Catalan midfielder will be loaned for a season, with no option to buy, to FC Twente of the Eredivisie," the club stated.
"They are a team that has just been promoted to the top Dutch division, where they'll meet former acquaintances of Oriol Busquets such as Aitor Cantalapiedra, Javier Espinosa and Julio Pleguezuelo. Busquets has a contract with FC Barcelona until 2021, with the option of two more, and a buyout clause of 200 million euros.
"The player, 19, arrived at FC Barcelona in 2007 at the age of eight, from the Sant Feliu Football School. His role in the different teams he has played in youth football has always been fundamental, from U14 to U16. He debuted with Barça B whilst Gerard López was still the coach, in a Segunda Division game at the Miniestadi, replacing Alberto Perea.
"A few months later, on 19 August 2017, Oriol Busquets, an international in all of the lower categories of the Spanish national team, debuted in the Segunda Division A for Barça B at Valladolid. His most anticipated debut, with the first team, came on November 29, 2017, in the Copa del Rey against Murcia.
"Last season 2018/2019, with Garcia Pimienta as coach and being one of the four captains of the team, he participated, after overcoming a long-term knee injury, in a total of 30 matches, 25 as starter, and added 2,208 minutes of play in which he scored a goal against Valencia Mestalla at the Miniestadi. He has been a fixture in first team training, and last season he was called up for the Copa del Rey quarterfinal game in the Camp Nou against Sevilla (2-0)."
Busquets' contract with the Blaugrana runs until 2021, with a two-year extension option and his release clause has been set at 200 million euros. The midfielder featured regularly for Barcelona B and he made his official debut with the first team under Ernesto Valverde last season.
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