Source: Team_Talk
Mascherano seals Barca switch
Javier Mascherano has completed his move from Liverpool to Barcelona and has signed a four-year contract with the Spanish side.[LNB] Mascherano putt pen to paper on his contract at the Nou Camp office of new club president Sandro Rosell after passing a medical.[LNB]The contract has a buy-out clause of 90million euros.[LNB]Mascherano will wear the number 14 shirt with Barca, which was previously the number worn by Thierry Henry prior to the Frenchman's departure this summer.[LNB]The Argentina international earlier underwent separate tests at the Hospital de Barcelona and at the Nou Camp and.[LNB]Club doctor Ricard Pruna told Barca TV: "It was an exhaustive medical that lasted around five hours. He is in excellent condition and is physically great.[LNB]"His cardiovascular level is perfect and he is a player who has had very few injuries. In the last five years he has suffered one injury that has left him with problems."[LNB]The 26-year-old Mascherano reportedly cost Barca 22million euros (£18million).
