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Crystal Palace have confirmed the signing of centre-back Chadi Riad from Spanish side Barcelona.
The 20-year-old signs a five-year contract and joins Palace after a loan spell at Real Betis, with whom he made 30 appearances in 2023/24.
“I was interested in coming here because of the history of the club, and the league in which it plays,” Riad told the club’s official website “They have been telling me how they played this year and I think it complements perfectly the way I play.
“The club has high-level players who are young and I have come here to follow their same trajectory, to grow as they have grown.”
Riad has received two caps for Morocco, most recently featuring in a goalless draw against Mauritania in March. He made the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations squad.
He is Palace’s first signing of the summer window, which officially opened today, and Oliver Glasner’s first as head coach.