Kansas City, KS (Sports Network) - Sporting Kansas City signed midfielder and
former Barcelona youth product Oriol Rosell to a multi-year contract Thursday.
Rosell, 20, spent six years with Barcelona, including with the famed La Masia
academy and the Barca B team.
"Oriol comes from arguably the best soccer school and environment a player can
be a part of in Barcelona," said Sporting manager Peter Vermes. "Adding him as
another midfielder will help raise the bar on a daily basis within our roster
and add a lot depth in the middle for us."
Rosell was signed by Real Madrid at age 12, and played at the youth level for
Espanyol before joining Barcelona in 2006. He played for the Barcelona B team
last season in Spain's second division.
"I'm very happy to be here and I'm eager to start working with the team. With
my hard work, I hope to help the club achieve the objectives that we are
focused on," Rosell said.
"I am very impressed by the support and I want to make the fans happy with my
game."
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