Brazilian defender Edmilson signed a four-year contract with Barcelona [ Images ] on Thursday to complete his move from Olympique Lyon [ Images ].

"It's the realisation of a dream," the 28-year-old said at his presentation. "As a boy I dreamed about playing with the national team and with a big club and, thanks be to God, I've now achieved that."

Barcelona are paying a reported fee of between eight and 10 million euros ($9.6-$12 million) for Edmilson, who was a regular in Brazil's [ Images ] World Cup winning campaign in 2002.

Edmilson is the seventh Barcelona signing for the forthcoming season and the fourth to hail from Brazil, following defenders Silvinho and Juliano Belletti [ Images ] and playmaker Deco [ Images ], who is now a Portuguese international after gaining citizenship.

The quartet will join countrymen Ronaldinho [ Images ] and Thiago Motta in a squad with a marked Brazilian influence.

The non-Brazilian signings are Dutch defender Giovanni van Bronckhorst [ Images ], who has now completed his transfer from Arsenal [ Images ] after playing last season on loan, Swedish striker Henrik Larsson [ Images ] and French midfielder Ludovic Giuly.