Sevilla have struck a deal with Barcelona to bring right-back Aleix Vidal back to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan for an initial fee of €8.5million, potentially rising to €10.5m.
Vidal signed for Barca in 2015 after just a single - albeit impressive - season with Sevilla, who were reported to have collected €15m for him.
Barca brought Vidal in as competition at right-back for Dani Alves, but due to a registration ban he was unable to play until the second half of 2015-16.
A hamstring injury disrupted the end of his season, but there were general suggestions Barca were ready already to sell Vidal ahead of the 2016-17 campaign.
Agreement for the signing of Aleix Vidal More info August 4, 2018
He stayed but made just six appearances all season in LaLiga, as Sergi Roberto became first choice on the right side of defence.
Vidal featured 15 times – mostly from the bench – last term and Sevilla's interest again became known, as Barca's asking price reportedly came down.
The 28-year-old won the Europa League and was capped by Spain during his previous Sevilla spell.
He is set to sign a four-year deal and will become Sevilla's sixth permanent signing of Pablo Machin's reign after Ibrahim Amadou, Joris Gnagnon, Tomas Vaclik, Roque Mesa and Sergi Gomez.
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