Barcelona completed the emergency signing of a make-shift replacement for Uragyuain international striker, Luis Suarez, who has been ruled out for the rest of the 2019/20 season due to injury.

Martin Braithwaite, 28, joins the Catalan from Leganes on a four-year deal for the sum of £15m.

Barcelona were given special permission to make an emergency signing outside of the transfer window after French forward Ousmane Dembele was ruled out for six months with a serious hamstring injury.

MyNigeria.com brings you ten things to know about the Danish striker whose new buyout clause has been set to £250m.

• Braithwaite was born on the 5th of June 1991 in Esbjerg, Denmark.



• He becomes the fifth Danish player yo play for Barcelona after Allan Simonsen 1979-1983, Michael Laudrup 1989-1994, Ronnie Ekelund 1992-1994, and Thomas Christiansen 1992-1994.



• Michael Laudrupwas playing in Barca the same year Braithwaite was born, scoring 47 goals in 213 games.



• Braithwaite becomes the fifth player to wear both Leganes and Barcelona jerseys after the likes of José Arnaiz, Gerard Gumbau, José Mari García, and Samuel Eto'o.



• Braithwaite made his professional debut for Esbjerg fB in Denmark and was part of the team that won the 2012/13 Danish cup, the club's first title in 34 years. He scored two goals in the semi-final second leg win over Brøndby IF.




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• He has played for the Danish national team since 2013 with 39 caps and 7 goals.



• Martin's has a Guyanese father, Keith Braithwaite but he ditched Guyana for Denmark though he was invited to play for them.



• He has never won a match against Barcelona after 3 appearances and 1 goal.



• He is the third most expensive player in the history of Leganes after ex-Barca player José Arnaiz and Youssef En-Nesyri.



• Braithwaite is also a father and he is expecting his fourth child this April.