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Juan Carlos Navarro returns to Barcelona
By h.b. - Jun 19, 2008 - 6:30 PM
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As had been speculated of late in the Spanish sports press, the top basketball player, Juan Carlos Navarro, has signed for Barcelona. The 28 year old returns to Barcelona after a year playing in the NBA in the United States for the Grizzlies.
He takes up his old number 11 shirt and has signed a contract for the next five seasons, and although the exact amount of the deal is not known it’s estimated that it has cost between 1.5 and 3 million € per season.
The signing is the first key action from the new Barça trainer, Xavi Pascual.
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