Serie A teams are looking at Barcelona’s ‘rejects’ for the January market. Milan, Juventus and Inter ready to sink the blow
In the past few days Jordi Cruyff, Barca’s general manager, wanted to clarify that the Catalan club’s market is closed, both in and out. But Italian clubs are still hoping to get someone from Barcelona
Journalist Jordi Gil took stock of the situation to the microphones of calciomercato.it, live on the Twitch TVPLAY channel. He talked about Depay and Kessié, two players who would like to leave Barcelona immediately to find more space and whom Italian teams are following with interest. After that he also explained what the situation should be for Dani Olmo and Rabiot.
“Depay wants to leave Barcelona because he needs to play more,” began the Iberian market expert journalist. “In Italy there are teams interested, and they will try, but Barcelona are asking for a lot of money. If we think that the player’s contract expires in June, the price is prohibitive’.
AC Milan and Juve like Depay, but also Inter, who have no hope of starting negotiations due to budget and sustainability problems. The discourse on former Rossoneri Kessié, whom Beppe Marotta would like to bring to Inter with a loan formula with right of redemption, is different.
“If Inter want Kessie, they have to pay him,” Gil pointed out. “This is a very complicated situation, and there is the question of whether an obligation with loan can be made. It is difficult for there to be a dry loan or only a right of redemption. But in any case it is a very complex operation. “
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As for the incoming market, the Catalans are blocked by Financial Fair Play. They therefore have little room for manoeuvre. They are interested in Rabiot, but even this negotiation is complicated.
Gil at calciomercato.it
“Rabiot’s is a difficult track for January as far as Barcelona are concerned,” the journalist told the microphones of calciomercato.it live on the Twitch TVPLAY channel. “Juventus are not intent on getting rid of him in January and lowering the price.” So, in the case, it would be discussed again in June.
Gil then has some first-hand news about a negotiation that has fizzled out but not closed: ‘Barcelona had tried to bring Dani Olmo back home. It didn’t go through. But I think they will definitely try again. For Italy, I think the doors have definitely closed’.
So Dani Olmo will not arrive at Juve or Milan. Nor to Inter, who as usual wanted to try to get him at zero at the end of the year. But RB Leipzig would like to cash in immediately, so the Nerazzurri are out of the picture.