Official: Barcelona sell Alen Halilovic to Hamburg for just €5m

Official: Barcelona sell Alen Halilovic to Hamburg for just €5m

FC Barcelona announced they have arrived at a deal with Hamburg over the transfer of Alen Halilovic for just five million euros. 

However, the Catalan giants have the right to buy him back at any time during the next two years for 10 million, and also retain first right to buy after that while he is still with the German side. 

Halilovic played on loan at Sporting Gijon last season and did well for Abelardo's team, attracting attention from clubs like Villarreal and Valencia. He started 24 games and featured in 36 total. However, he now leaves La Liga to keep growing in the Bundesliga. 

He arrived at Barcelona on May 26, 2014, from Dinamo Zagreb, playing 29 games for Barcelona B and scoring four goals in his first season. He made his first team debut in the Copa del Rey that year against Elche.