Makoundou signs with Barcelona

-By Nicolas Ibouanga

Yoan Makoundou signe pour deux saisons à Barcelone. (B. Papon/L'Équipe)

Barça announced the signing of French international (13 caps) Yoan Makoundou for two seasons this Saturday. At 26 years old, the former Cholet player comes off a challenging season with Monaco and becomes the Spanish club's tenth recruit this summer.

Yoan Makoundou will try to regain stability in Spain. The French international (13 caps) has signed with Barça for two years, the club announced this Saturday. The 26-year-old interior player experienced a challenging last season during which he mutually terminated his contract with the Rocher club, before moving to China and then being called back in May as a medical replacement by a Roca Team decimated and weakened by financial difficulties.

Yoan Makoundou joins a Barcelona club undergoing a full rebuild and officially announces the arrival of its tenth signing of the summer. The Catalan team, defeated in the ACB final by Valencia and eliminated in the EuroLeague play-in by Monaco, did not win any titles last season and is relying on a complete recruitment to turn things around. A great opportunity for the Frenchman who will try to prove himself and perhaps secure a selection for the French team in the 2027 World Cup.