THE FRENCHMAN COULD STAY AT BARÇA
Clément Lenglet's 'threat' to the FC Barcelona board
Published:19/08/2024 - 21:12h
Updated:19/08/2024 - 21:12h
Clément Lenglet continues to cause problems for FC Barcelona. With less than two weeks to go before the transfer window closes, the Frenchman has not left Barcelona and could stay if the board does not comply with his wishes
The possible transfer of Clement Lenglet continues to be a headache for FC Barcelona. The footballer has already reached an agreement with Atlético de Madrid to join Diego Simeone's team this summer. However, if the transfer falls through, he could stay another season at the Blaugrana club, which would not be beneficial for the Barça board.
Let's remember that the Blaugrana club wants to complete his departure in order to free up a large amount of salary mass. Lenglet has a salary of about 16 million euros and his stay in Barcelona is preventing several players from registering, including Dani Olmo. Therefore, the Frenchman's will is to go to Madrid to play with the Colchonero team.
Although the only way in which 'Atleti' approves this transfer is through a loan, where his salary would have to be reduced if he wants to leave the Barça team. According to information from 'Mundo Deportivo', if he has to stay at Barça this season, he would not accept a contract extension to defer even more of his salary. His commitment to the culé team ends on June 30, 2006.
Lenglet only wants Atlético
The French player is confident that in these final days of the transfer market an agreement will be reached between both clubs. Right now, he refuses to accept another destination that the Barcelona board might propose to him, so Deco and company will have to work quickly if they do not want to be left with another problem. The fact of reinforcing a direct rival both in Spain and in Europe is not the most attractive, but the footballer is not leaving them a better option.
At Atlético, Lenglet could continue playing in the European elite and could play with Simeone's team in the new Club World Cup in 2025. In the preseason with the culé team, he played two games on the tour of the United States, playing 73 minutes against Manchester City and 60 against AC Milan. If he goes on loan to Madrid, it would be his third consecutive loan, after leaving for Tottenham in 2022 and Aston Villa in 2023. Since his arrival in Barcelona in 2018, he has played 159 games with the Blaugrana shirt, but now he is nothing more than a very heavy weight on the shoulders of the board.
