Official: Barcelona youngster seals move to Saudi Arabia | OneFootball

La Liga giants Barcelona have on Friday announced an agreement over the sale of youngster Unai Hernández.

The name of youngster Unai has of course dominated the media chatter at Barcelona over the course of recent days.

This comes after word was forthcoming that the 20-year-old, aware of his long road to first-team minutes in Blaugrana colours, was taking into serious consideration seeking out a new challenge.

Unai stands as a crucial member of Albert Sánchez’s Barca Atlètic squad, acting as captain on his way to nine goals and three assists in 20 league appearances this season.

As alluded to above, though, the Catalans’ reserve outfit will be forced to make do without their midfield leader’s contributions for the remainder of the campaign.

This comes with Barcelona having reached an agreement over Unai’s sale, with Saudi outfit Al-Ittihad.

As per a statement across the website and social media platforms of the Blaugrana:

‘FC Barcelona and Al-Ittihad Jeddah Club have reached an agreement for the transfer of Barça Atlètic player Unai Hernández.

‘The Club wishes him the best of luck and success in the future, both personally and professionally.’

Conor Laird – GSFN