Wolverhampton Wanderers have confirmed the arrival of Barcelona attacker Francisco Trincao on a season-long loan deal.
The West Midlands outfit also have the option to purchase the Portuguese winger for a reported £25m at the end of the 2021-22 campaign, and he follows Yerson Mosquera as Bruno Lage's second signing of the summer window.
Technical director Scott Sellars told the official Wolves website: "He's a really exciting player. It's an area we'd like more competition, in terms of wide players. I think the fans are going to enjoy watching him play, he drives with the ball well and has good creativity.
"We've watched him a lot, especially over the last couple of months, so he's been on our radar for quite a while. He's got loads of quality – signing for Barcelona from Braga shows what potential he's got. He's 21 and has played quite a lot of games in La Liga, so we think he's ready for the Premier League.
"He's a player who drifts past people and he has a great change of direction when he's moving with the ball. He has great speed over two or three yards, to change direction and get away from people, can score and create, and is an exciting player.
"He's a player who has good experience, a good pedigree in terms of club and international games he's had, so he's certainly a player who is going to add quality to the squad.
"We have a large Portuguese contingent, and they look after each other well, but are also integrated in the whole group. They're really hard-working, with a good mentality, so I'm sure he'll integrate well and settle in quickly.
"With the manager's Portuguese background, he knows him and speaks very highly of him, so he's a player we're very excited to be bringing to the club."
Trincao - who previously represented Palmeiras and Braga in his native Portugal - links up with Wolves having scored three goals and assisted two more in 42 appearances for Barcelona, with all five contributions coming in the 2020-21 La Liga season.
The 21-year-old has also earned six caps for the Portuguese national team and starred in the 2018 Under-19 European Championship, scoring five goals and assisting three more as Portugal lifted the trophy.
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