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It’s confirmed: striker Bernie Ibini is joining the Whitecaps, pending a physical. The news first broke overnight in the Australian media.

The speedy striker was under contract with Club Brugge of Belgium but played this past A-League season on loan with Sydney FC.

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According to a statement from the Whitecaps, he has agreed to an MLS contract through 2018, with a club option for 2019. He will occupy an international roster spot and officially join the club’s roster pending receipt of his Canadian work permit and medical exam.

Whitecaps coach Carl Robinson said he rates Ibini as “big, powerful, and can play as a wide player or as a centre forward.”

The 24-year-old Australian has been used as a second-half sub mostly this season, adding pace late in the game.

He did however miss this weekend’s A-League Grand Final with a hamstring problem.