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Barcelona complete signing of Digne from Paris Saint-Germain

Barcelona have officially presented left-back Lucas Digne after completing his €16.5 million signing from Paris Saint-Germain.

France international Digne completed his medical and signed a five-year contract on Thursday, having undergone an operation on his nose the previous day.

After being presented on the Camp Nou pitch, Digne said: "I am very happy to be a Barca player, it is a great club and it is a great day for me."

Barca had said on their official website on Wednesday that the transfer fee could rise by €4m subject to "individual and team results" and that the 22-year-old's contract will contain a €60m buyout clause.

The deal follows Tuesday's confirmation that France centre-back Samuel Umtiti is set to join from Lyon this week for €25m. Umtiti is expected to finalise his move on Friday.

Digne, an unused member of France's squad during this summer's Euro 2016 finals, spent last season on loan at Serie A side Roma. The Italian club reportedly had an option to sign Digne for €16m at the end of his loan spell but decided against making the deal permanent.

Digne will now provide competition for long-term first choice Jordi Alba, 27, at left-back, and the signing could mean that Adriano Correia, 31, finally moves on from the Camp Nou, having barely featured over the last two seasons.

The outlay takes Barca's spending so far this summer to around €50m, with playmaker Denis Suarez having been the first new arrival of the summer. Barca are also expected to sign a new right-back this summer, with the club no longer having a specialist in the position after Dani Alves left for Juventus on a free transfer.

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu had said last month that the club had €60m available to spend on new signings in addition to any revenue raised through sales.

ESPN FC's Spain correspondent Dermot Corrigan contributed to this report