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Barcelona midfielder Arturo Vidal set for Inter medicals after agreeing deal

Inter are set to sign Arturo Vidal from Barcelona as they have agreed a deal with the Chilean veteran.

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By martina alcheva

Arturo Vidal during action for Barcelona. (Getty)
Arturo Vidal during action for Barcelona. (Getty)

Arturo Vidal will leave La Liga runner-up Barcelona to join Serie A club Inter.According to Sky Italia, he will arrive in Milan on Sundayafternoon andundergo his medicals on Monday.

The report goes on to add that the two sides havereached a total agreement for $1m a fee. The 33-year-old midfielder will sign a 2-year contract with Inter worth$7m per season.

At Inter, Vidal will team up with his former soccer coach, Antonio Conte. The two worked together at Juventus for four years, from 2011 to 2014. A year later, the Chile international left Turin forBayern Munich.

Another veteran addition for ready Inter

Inter have been primarily focused on luring experienced players this summer. First, they took former Manchester United flop Alexis Sanchez on a free transfer.

Up next was Serie A stalwart, 34-year-old Aleksandar Kolarov from Roma.Arturo Vidal will only betheir third over-30 signing. However, the Giuseppe Meazza side managed to lure the highly-talentedAchraf Hakimi from Real Madrid earlier.

Arturo Vidal won the 2018/19La Liga title and the 2018 Supercopa de Espana with Barcelona. He will be thesecond Barca player to leave fora low fee after Ivan Rakitic returned to Sevilla for a reported sum of$1.78m.

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