Teenage right-back Marc Jurado has confirmed he is leaving Barcelona this summer and is expected to join Manchester United.
The defender celebrated his 16th birthday in April but he turned down the offer of a contract extension from the Catalan club and has an agreement in place to move to England, Diario Sport reported in May.
Jurado has played in the Blaugrana’s youth teams across the past nine years but despite Barcelona promising him continued progression through the ranks alongside an improved salary, the player will instead go to Old Trafford.
The teenager had played for the club’s Cadet A side this campaign and was due to be promoted to the Juvenil B team next season.
⚠️🔵🔴 Marc Jurado se despide del FC Barcelona tras formarse en la Masia desde la edad prebenjamín. El lateral derecho jugará la próxima temporada en el Manchester United #fcblive pic.twitter.com/i0f3cpwn2n
— Albert Rogé (@albert_roge) June 29, 2020
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Barcelona have lost a series of promising youth players over the years but they believed the contract extensions handed to rising talents Ansu Fati and Ilaix Moriba last year had turned the tide.
Jurado is set to arrive at United this summer with a fee of €1.5m (£1.3m) in relation to the player’s development.