Lamine Yamal is one of the most admired and beloved players in Europe. The player scored a goal in FC Barcelona's 2-1 victory over Athletic Club de Bilbao in LaLiga matchday 2 and, after the match, he posted a post on his social media celebrating the victory. On his Instagram account, the winger wrote: "Happy for the first home win and for the goal, som-hi culers!" and added a blue heart emoji and a red one.
This post was filled with 'likes' and comments. Curiously, two of the players who gave 'like' to the images are two of those wanted by the culé team: Federico Chiesa (Juventus) and Rafael Leao (AC Milan). Both are liked by the Blaugrana board and work is already being done to bring at least one of them to Barcelona before August 30.
Will Leao and Chiesa arrive at Barcelona this summer?
There are only four days left to close the summer transfer market and the Catalan club is still interested in Leao and Chiesa. However, the signing of the Portuguese is practically ruled out because Milan have said that they do not plan to sell the player. In addition, they are asking between 90 and 100 million euros for him, something that is currently impossible for the club to assume. Although the door could be left open for 2025, when it is hoped that the financial situation will be better and they can sit down to negotiate with the Italians in time.
In the case of Chiesa there is more hope. The Italian winger would be willing to join Barcelona and Juventus are willing to make the operation. This is because they do not want to reinforce a direct rival in Serie A, after Inter and Atalanta showed interest in his services. Thiago Motta does not count on the player, so they could let him go for an amount between 10 and 15 million euros at most.
This is a great opportunity for the Blaugrana board because it is the lowest price they will have to pay for a player of his category. The operation could be accelerated if 'Juve' manage to sign Jadon Sancho, who is their last big target of the transfer window. It will be a matter of time before we see Chiesa in the Barça shirt, but everything seems to be going well.