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Barcelona announce Arsenal midfielder Cesc signed to 5-year deal

Barcelona have announced the signing of Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas to a five-year contract.

The 24-year-old, who has had a 200million euro (over £175million) buy-out clause inserted in his contract, is now set to be officially presented to the Barca fans at the Nou Camp before then speaking to the media.

Barcelona posted a comment on their official Twitter feed which read: "Cesc has signed his contract which ties him to Barcelona until 2016. The buy-out clause is 200 million euros."

According to the Barcelona website, Fabregas' medicals have proven him to be in perfect condition.

Barcelona's first-team doctor Ricard Pruna said: "All the tests taken have been satisfactory."

Pruna added that Fabregas "can be integrated into training without any problem."

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