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Barcelona sign Colombia defender Yerry Mina from Palmeiras
Barcelona, Jan 11 (IANS) Barcelona has signed Colombia defender Yerry Mina from the Brazilian team Palmeiras for 11.8 million euros ($14 million), the La Liga football club said on Thursday.
The 23-year-old moved to Spain on a five-and-a-half-year deal until 2023 with a release clause of 100 million euros ($120.3 million), reports Efe.
“Yerry Mina arrives at FC Barcelona to reinforce the central defensive positions,” said the Barcelona statement.
Mina, Barcelona’s second deal of the winter transfer window after Brazil midfielder Philippe Coutinho, scored nine goals in his 49 Palmeiras games, and three others for his national team during nine matches.
Barcelona has reportedly paid 120 million euros ($144.47 million) to sign Coutinho from Liverpool on a contract that includes a 400 million euro ($481.3 million) buyout clause.
On Wednesday, Palmeiras announced it had agreed to transfer Mina to Barcelona, first in the La Liga.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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