[SPAIN] La Liga champion Barcelona, which has yet to finalize a deal to wrest its former youth player Cesc Fabregas from Arsenal, has shelledout $12 million to acquire Brazilian Adriano Correia from Sevilla. Before the World Cup, Barcelona paid Valencia about $50 million for David Villa, who scored fivegoals for Spain as it won title.

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