Brazilian left back Maxwell arrives at Barcelona

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Maxwell completed a 4.5 million ($6.4 million) move to Barcelona from Inter Milan on Friday after passing his medical examination.

The 27-year-old Brazilian left back arrived from Inter Milan's preseason tour of the United States to be presented at Barcelona's Miniestadi - a smaller stadium located next to the Camp Nou - after signing his contract, which is reportedly a five-year deal.

"Excuse me that I don't speak the language," Maxwell said after being introduced in Catalan. "But I'm happy to arrive at the best club in Europe."

Maxwell is likely to be the first of two Inter players to join Barcelona. The Spanish champions are also negotiating with Inter to sign striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic in a deal worth a reported 40 million ($56 million).

Maxwell, who began his career at Cruzeiro before joining Ajax in 2001, scored one goal in 33 appearances for Inter last season, his third at the Italian club.

Maxwell helped Ajax to two league titles in four full seasons - with another lost to a knee injury - and was named best player in the Dutch league in 2004.

Barcelona's medical staff said Maxwell's knee was in fine condition.

"It was a long examination," doctor Ricard Pruna said. "Basically, we looked at the right knee that was operated on some years ago and everything in the knee is correct."