Izuchukwu OkosiBarcelona are on the cusp of signing of Mexican right back, Julian Araujo from MLS side, LA Galaxy, after missing out on signing the youngster on January 31.
Barcelona made move in the winter to sign the 21-year-old from the MLS outfit. An agreement over a €4 million deal was reached swiftly and personal terms were also sorted out.
However, it emerged that the Catalans missed the deadline to submit the necessary documents for the transfer by a mere 18 seconds.
The La Liga leaders appealedd to FIFA but the world football governing body did not authorise the deal, leaving Araujo in limbo as he could not return to the MLS either.
Barcelona consequently turned to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to authorise the transfer.
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The inside information from the Nou Camp according to transfer-related journalist, Fabrizio Romano, indicate that had Barcelona not won the appeal in the CAS, the plan was to loan Araujo to a different club for the rest of the season or have him sold officially.
Good news came out of the team on Wednesday as it has been revealed that the player will be arriving on Thursday to sign on the dotted lines.
The 21-year-old Mexican international will be signing a contract with Barcelona until 2026.
It is expected that the youngster will be linking up with Barça Atletic but will be called up to the senior team as and when required.
The arrival of the youngster may have ramifications in the future of Sergi Roberto who is expected to sign a new, long-term deal at the club.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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