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On 3 August 2018, Barcelona announced an agreement with Bayern Munich for Vidal’s transfer. He was officially presented as a Barça player and signed a three-year contract with the club on 6 August 2018.[58] The paper Diario AS announced that the deal was reportedly worth 19 million euros, plus variables,[59] and the paper Sport announced that the deal was reportedly worth 18 million euros, plus 3 million euros in variables. Even so, there wasn’t an FC Barcelona statement about the transfer fee and the club’s vice-president, Jordi Mestre, announced that the fee will not be disclosed at the request of Bayern Munich. On 12 August 2018, Vidal made his debut for the club after coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 victory over Sevilla FC as his side won the 2018 Spanish Super Cup. On 28 October, Vidal came on as a substitute in the 84th minute of El Clásico. 3 minutes later, Vidal scored his first ever goal for Barcelona to cap off a 5–1 home win over rivals Real Madrid in La Liga. On 27 April 2019, he assisted the winning goal by Lionel Messi in a 1–0 win against Levante, to secure the La Liga title. In the 2019–20 season, Vidal mentioned ahead of the Champions League match against his former club Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals: “Bayern will be playing against the best team in the world: Barca”, then he added, “They aren’t playing against some random Bundesliga team. It’s going to be a proper football game. They better be ready for us, because we’re looking forward to the challenge.” However, the match ended with an 8–2 defeat to Barcelona, which was also his last match with the club.
