Leeds United has signed the Dominican-born full-back from Barcelona for a fee reported to be in the neighbourhood of £13 million. The 24-year-old Firpo has signed a four-year deal with the club.
“This summer for me, there were many clubs interested,” Firpo said. But when [Leeds director of football] Victor Orta spoke with me and showed me the project, I said ‘Wow, this is interesting, they really want me.’ In this moment, I said ok I want to go to Leeds. The people said to me that a full Elland Road is incredible. I want to see this!”
Firpo had spent the past two years at Barca after a transfer from Real Betis.
He made 18 appearances across all competitions for Barca last season, scoring once.
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While born in the Dominican Republic, Firpo has spent most of his life in Spain and represented the country at the U-21 level.
Leeds kicks off its Premier League campaign on August 14 with a visit to Manchester United.