Barca transfer news defender 2017

Here are some transfer news related to defenders for Barcelona in 2017:

In:

  1. Samuel Umtiti (Lyon) - Signed on February 24, 2016, for a fee of €25 million.
  2. Lucas Digne (Roma) - Signed on August 25, 2016, for a fee of €12 million.
  3. Gerard Piqué (Manchester United) - Returned to Barcelona on August 10, 2017, after a loan spell.

Out:

  1. Marc Bartra (Borussia Dortmund) - Sold on June 14, 2016, for a fee of €8 million.
  2. Douglas (Inter Milan) - Sold on August 31, 2016, for a fee of €6 million.
  3. Adriano (Santos FC) - Released on June 30, 2016, after his contract expired.
  4. Thomas Vermaelen (Roma) - Sold on August 18, 2017, for a fee of €2 million.

Rumors:

  1. Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Bilbao) - Barcelona were linked with the French defender, but he eventually joined Manchester City in January 2018.
  2. Virgil van Dijk (Southampton) - Barcelona were interested in the Dutch defender, but he joined Liverpool in January 2018.
  3. Djibril Sidibé (AS Monaco) - Barcelona were linked with the French defender, but he eventually joined AS Monaco's rivals, AS Roma, in July 2017.

Note: The transfer window for the 2016-17 season closed on August 31, 2017, and the 2017-18 season closed on August 31, 2018.