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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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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.

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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.

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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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