Barça wanted to 'frustrate' the signing of Reijnders by AC Milan

The FC Barcelona has been after the steps of several footballers along the market veraniego. Xavi Hernández wants to make a competitive staff to struggle by all the titles of the season, being the League of Champions the trophy to owe after two consecutive falls in phase of groups.

The exit of Sergio Busquets left an empty important in the medullary and a lot of candidates arose on the table in the dispatches, being Tijjani Reijnders one of them. The ancient mediocentro of the AZ Alkmaar closed a big season in the Low Countries and began to call the attention of the big clubs of the continent, since his price was affordable and did not reach the 20 million euros.

The Barça wanted to 'steal him' to the AC Milan

In some statements desveladas by the journalist Fabrizio Romano, the Barça interested in fichar to the footballer to reinforce the midfield but already had engaged with the AC Milan, the one who did with his signing by 19 'kilos'. "Xavi called me to speak on a possible signing by the Barcelona. It was impossible for me because it already had decided to join me to the Milan", aimed Reijnders.

Like this the things, the opportunity of the Barcelona group to do with the young Dutch talent remained in the forget and had to go in of full in the movements by Ilkay Gündogan and Oriol Romeu. Both will be reinforcements with 'DNA Barça' for Xavi and will be question of time so that they adapt to the philosophy that wants to implement of face to the 2023/24.

Added to this, also is the exit of Franck Kessié in the recámara and the sportive direction no descarta go to by another interior that give greater depth to the plantel culé. It will be necessary to see how advances the market in the next days once turns it of pre-season by the United States come to an end.