BARCELONA: Spanish football club Barcelona has signed centre-back Yerry Mina from Palmeiras on a 5-1/2 year contract for a fee of 11.8 million euros (£10.44 million), the Spanish club said on Thursday. The Colombia international has made 33 appearances for Palmeiras over the last two seasons, helping them win the league title in 2016. He also won the Copa Sudamericana with former club Santa Fe. “Yerry Mina now comes to Barca with the opportunity to continue developing as a footballer following his move to Europe. Without a doubt the Colombian has the potential to make it,” Barcelona said in a statement on their website. Mina’s contract at Barcelona has a termination clause worth 100 million euros. Published in Daily Times, January 12th 2017.