Barcelona complete transfer of Colombian defender Yerry Mina

Palmeiras defender Yerry Mina has completed his transfer to Barcelona on a contract until 2023.

A number of players have been linked with an exit from Camp Nou since the start of the transfer window, but the Spanish outfit have already moved to complete their second signing of 2018.

The 23-year-old makes the switch to the La Liga for a fee of €11.8m (£10.45m), and Barcelona have also added a release clause of €100m (£89m) into his long-term deal.

Mina leaves Palmeiras having scored nine goals from 49 appearances in central defence, while has has netted three from nine outings for Colombia.

The player joins Philippe Coutinho in making the switch to the Catalan giants after the Brazilian completed his transfer from Liverpool on Monday.