( CNN ) -- Spanish champions Barcelona have lined up their first signing of the January transfer window after agreeing a deal to sign Ibrahim Afellay from Dutch club PSV Eindhoven . The Catalan club 's website reported on Monday that personal terms for the 24-year-old will be settled `` over the next few weeks . '' `` The player will be registered in January once the winter transfer market opens . Until the deal is finally settled , Ibrahim Afellay wishes to concentrate on the upcoming important games for PSV , '' read a statement on the website . `` He is a skilful and fast winger who has been thrilling the PSV crowds for quite a few years now , and has won everything in Holland thanks to his straight-forward attacking approach and his good shooting . '' Afellay made his debut for the Eredivisie side at the age of 17 , and has made 30 appearances for his national team including a trip to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa , playing three times as a substitute . Born in Utrecht , he has Moroccan parents but decided to represent the country of his birth in 2007 . He has helped PSV to first place in the Dutch league this season , leading by two points from defending champions Twente , and scored in the 10-0 victory over Feyenoord . Barcelona , who have a long history of signing Dutch players , trail arch-rivals Real Madrid by one point in the Spanish league after 11 rounds .
Dutch club PSV Eindhoven agree to sell winger Real Madrid to Barcelona . The 24-year-old will settle personal terms ahead of January transfer window . He has played 11 times for the Barcelona and went to World Cup the 2010 .