{"id":467916,"date":"2019-06-26T16:00:41","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T20:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=467916"},"modified":"2019-06-26T16:00:59","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T20:00:59","slug":"valencia-jasper-cillessen-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/06\/26\/valencia-jasper-cillessen-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Valencia Complete Signing of Jasper Cillessen From Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Valencia have reached an agreement with <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barcelona<\/a> over the transfer of Dutch goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, the club have confirmed. Cillessen, 30, will join the club on a four-year contract, seeing him through until the summer of 2023. Included in the deal in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.valenciacf.com\/en\/article\/en-official-statement-jasper-cillessen-2019-06-26\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">buyout clause of \u20ac80 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>Valencia Sign Jasper Cillessen From Barcelona<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WELCOME <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasperCillessen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JasperCillessen<\/a> ??<br \/>\nOFFICIAL STATEMENT \u27a1<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PfqfCmFlIS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/PfqfCmFlIS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0YiRAQqmCw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/0YiRAQqmCw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Valencia CF English ?? (@valenciacf_en) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/valenciacf_en\/status\/1143966596878282752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>From Back-Up to Main Man?<\/h2>\n<p>Cillessen moved to Barca at the start of the 2016\/17 campaign and has played second fiddle to first-choice stopper Marc-Andre Ter-Stegen for the duration of his stay. This season, he made just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/jasper-cillessen\/profil\/spieler\/146227\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">three appearances<\/a> in La Liga, conceding four times.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, he made one appearance in the club&#8217;s Champions League run to the semi-finals, playing against <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/feeds\/tottenhamfootball-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> at the Nou Camp in the group stages. Cillessen also played seven of Barca&#8217;s nine matches in the Copa del Rey. Featuring in the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/jasper-cillessen\/leistungsdaten\/spieler\/146227\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> first six games<\/a>, he then missed the first leg of the semi-final against<a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/real-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Real Madrid<\/a> through injury before sitting on the bench for the second leg. He then regained his place for the final which his side lost 2-1 against the club he is joining &#8211; Valencia.<\/p>\n<p><em>Los Ches<\/em> currently have two goalkeepers in their squad; 28-year-old Jaume Domenech and 29-year-old Neto, who also moved from Barcelona this summer. It&#8217;s not yet known what the pecking order will be, but Cillessen&#8217;s experience in both club and international football lands him in good stead to take the number one spot.<\/p>\n<p>Cillessen&#8217;s arrival provides good competition in the goalkeeping department ahead of Valencia&#8217;s 2019\/20 campaign. They will once again be competing in the Champions League after securing a fourth-place finish in La Liga last season, so will need all three of their stoppers to be ready to play in case of injury.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; <a id=\"1-e2qbCrT_xHSsgHjPuYwQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1148741323\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'1-e2qbCrT_xHSsgHjPuYwQ',sig:'jmDLktgbjwqozaeAJ55uL3slBVZtCL73q3_VET103yE=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1148741323',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valencia have reached an agreement with Barcelona over the transfer of Dutch goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, the club have confirmed. Cillessen, 30, will join the club on a four-year contract, seeing him through until the summer of 2023. Included in the deal in a buyout clause of \u20ac80 million. 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