{
  "id": 5032601,
  "title": "Confirmed: Promising defender leaves Barcelona after five years for Royal Antwerp in a €3.5 million deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/confirmed-promising-defender-leaves-barcelona-after-five-years-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T06:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/confirmed-promising-defender-leaves-barcelona-062000009.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Barcelona have sold promising defender Alvaro Cortes to Royal Antwerp in a €3.5 million deal after the player's five-year tenure with the Catalan club. The Belgian side secured the transfer agreement with Barcelona for Cortes, who will now join Royal Antwerp. The Catalan club has also protected its interests by retaining a percentage of any future sale involving Cortes.\n\nCortes joined Barcelona in 2021 from Real Zaragoza, initially playing in the youth system before moving on loan to CF Damm in the 2022/23 season. He returned to Barcelona in 2023, where he established himself in the reserve team and eventually made his senior debut in May 2024. Throughout his time at Barcelona, Cortes has shown his abilities as a centre-back, earning his place in the first team and even serving as captain of Julian Belletti's side in his final season with the club.",
  "summary": "Barcelona have completed the sale of Alvaro Cortes to Royal Antwerp, bringing the defender’s five-year spell with the Catalan club to an end.The Belgian side has reached an agreement with Barça for...",
  "key_points": [
    "Alvaro Cortes leaves Barcelona after five years",
    "Royal Antwerp pays €3.5 million for defender",
    "Barcelona retains stake in future Cortes sales"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}