Injured American defender Sergiño Dest has signed a four-year contract with PSV Eindhoven, ending his tenure at Barcelona.
ESPN reports that Barca will receive a percentage of any future transfer deal for Dest, whose previous deal was due to expire after the 2024-25 season.
Details about Dest’s new deal have not been announced.
Dest is already known at PSV after he was loaned to the club last season.
The winger scored two goals in 25 league appearances and 37 appearances in total before tearing an anterior cruciate ligament in training on April 20. The injury required surgery and will cause him to miss the start of the 2024-25 season.
PSV’s Sergino Dest thanks the fans during the title celebration in Eindhoven, Netherlands
The 23-year-old previously stated that he hoped to stay at PSV.
“PSV is very happy with me and I’m enjoying myself here,” he told reporters in April, quoted by Goal“We are doing well as a team, we are close to the championship and next year we will play in the Champions League.”
He added: ‘Everything has to be right and it is up to us to resolve everything and reach a good agreement.’
Dest scored two goals in 33 international matches and started all four American games at the 2022 World Cup.
He is currently out of the ongoing Copa America.
“Unfortunately I tore my ACL,” Dest said in an April video on X. “I will undergo surgery soon and will try to return to my top level as quickly as possible. It will be a difficult time for me, but I know these times only make me stronger.”
He was a regular starter under American coach Gregg Berhalter.
Joe Scally has replaced Dest in Berhalter’s lineup.
The US will face strong Uruguay in a crucial match on Monday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
