QUITO, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Argentine goalkeeper Gaston Sessa has made an agreement to move from current soccer club Argentina's Velez Sarsfield to Barcelona, from the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil, the Ecuador Football Federation said on Monday.

    Sessa, 34, met with Galo Roggiero, president of Barcelona, known as los toreros (the bullfighters), during Roggiero's visit to Argentina, according to Barcelona sources.

    Sessa, known as El Gato (the cat), began his career with La Plata team Estudiantes, and has played for Rosario Central, River Plate, Racing Club, and since 2004, for Velez. Sessa and Roggiero are expected to arrive in Ecuador on Wednesday.

    In recent months, Barcelona, rated Ecuador's top club by the South American Football Federation, has failed to win any significant trophies, and is experiencing a footballing and managerial crisis.

    Paraguayan Mario Jacquet, who left Barcelona in December, returned on Monday as the club's third manager this year. Ecuador's sporting press says the club may seek to sign Paraguayan Daniel Ferreira and Argentine winger Franco Cangele.