As exclusively revealed on Tykes Mad earlier, the Reds have indeed re-signed Argentinian midfielder Hugo Colace on a two-year deal.
Colace, 26, joined from Newell's Old Boys in 2008 and scored 11 goals in 75 appearances for the Reds.
He had been linked with several moves including to Leicester and Swansea, as well as Crystal Palace and Sheffield United but he has returned "home".
Reds boss Mark Robins spoke of the re-signing of Colace:
"The contract has always been on the table and my hope was that he would eventually re-sign for us,"
"It is an important signing and the Club beat off serious competition for his services from clubs in Britain and around the World. For Hugo it was important for him to find out what other options were out there. With so much interest in him he needed to take time to think about it, as anyone would. The important thing is that he has come back to us and signed the contract that was on offer. He could have secured more financial rewards by going elsewhere, but he believes in what we are doing at Barnsley Football Club and he couldn't turn his back on the supporters that gave him last season's Player of the Year award."
"Hugo has scored some very important goals and this signing is an important one for us in moving forward. We are assembling a very good side and Hugo is another piece of the jigsaw and it will help us strive to achieve our ambitions in being consistently more competitive each week as we endeavour to bring greater success to Barnsley Football Club."
Hugo also spoke to www.barnsleyfc.co.uk:
"I am very pleased to have signed for Barnsley. I had many, many clubs wanting me to come to them, but after thinking long and hard I could not turn my back on the Club and the supporters, especially those who voted me their Player of the Year."
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