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Crosas on brink of Celtic move

Barcelona have reached an agreement in principal to sell midfielder Marc Crosas to Celtic.

The Catalan youngster announced last week that the Scottish champions and Primera Liga side Sevilla were both interested in his services.

A loan move to Scotland was reported to be on the cards, but Barca revealed on Wednesday they had reached an initial agreement with Celtic for a permanent transfer worth a possible 1.4million euros.

A statement on the Barcelona website read: "FC Barcelona will receive half a million euros plus an extra 900,000 euros depending on the number of appearances made by the player, classification for the Champions League and any titles won.

"Furthermore, FC Barcelona will receive 25% of any possible future transfer as well as retaining the option to buy the player back at the end of the 2009/10 season for 2million euros."

As yet Celtic have not confirmed the deal.

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