🚨 Official: Sevilla announce a new signing for next season

Sevilla Football Club announced this Thursday, February 26, the preliminary agreement for the signing of Patrick Mercado.

The team from Seville surprised everyone with the timing, although there were already rumors that they had secured Mercado, but they announced it on February 26 for the upcoming season.

The Sevillistas will have a new attacking midfielder for the next season. After shining with Independiente del Valle, Patrick Mercado will play at the Pizjuán for about six million euros, as reported by several media outlets.

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The Sevilla Announcement

This is how the club announced it: 

"Sevilla FC and Independiente del Valle have reached a preliminary agreement for the purchase of the federative rights of player Patrick Mercado (Tena, Ecuador, 22 years old), subject to the execution of the transfer by Sevilla. The Ecuadorian international midfielder will not become part of Sevilla FC's discipline until his transfer is finalized, in the summer market of 2026/27.

Mercado was recently awarded as the best player of the 2025 season and best offensive midfielder at the EL PRO 2025 awards in Ecuador. In that 24/25 season, he finished his participation with seven goals and eleven assists as standout figures. 

The player has also already played three matches as a full international with Ecuador, all in the qualifying phase for the 2026 World Cup, in which La Tricolor has been grouped with Germany, Curaçao, and Ivory Coast."

In this way, they secure a talent that is already shining with the Ecuadorian national team and could stand out in the 2026 World Cup, but like it or not, he is now a Sevilla player.

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