FC Barcelona finishes saying goodbye to the pivot that Deco liked the most

Amadou Onana Was the mediocentro that the FC Barcelona had in his diary to reinforce to the team for the new course. The sportive director, Deco, was convinced that the Belgian fulfilled with the profile that the team needed, even with the Barcelona group had to assume an investment of some 40 million euros by him, but the Everton, after ensuring his permencia in the Premier League, left clear that would not be flexible with regard to the price of exit of the player.

Thus, the culés finally withdrew of the 'career' by the player, especially when the left extreme was displacing in importance the option of fichar a new pivote. In front of this, the Aston Villa of Unai Emery assumed a much firmer posture, and finally will be the destination of Onana for the next season, as it has informed 'The Telegraph'.

The Aston Villa has kept a posture that the Barça has not wanted to assume

The information aims that it already exists a total agreement between the two clubs, allowing that the mediocampista was the most expensive signing of the history of the Aston Villa, with an agreement of five seasons. The figures to which has arrived the operation have surpassed the 50 million euros, between fixed quantities and variables, by what finally the Everton has finish imposing in front of a Barça that did not want to insist further of the 40 'kilos' mentioned.

The Barça already has his alternative for Onana

And it is that although Deco thought that the posicionamento of Onana and his physical conditions would give a jump of competitiveness to the team, the Barça finish moving in another direction of face to the current market of summer. Now, the sportive area culé knows that it has to work in an operation of something less than future, as it can be the signing of Mikel Merino, although with a present very positive and an investment that would not surpass the 20 million euros.

And it is that unlike what sucedió with Onana, the Real Sociedad himself that does not have too margin to negotiate and try take out more money by the player. The agreement of the midfield player with the 'txuri-urdin' expires in 2025, by what if it goes out of Anoeta this summer, the donostiarras will have to access to a traspaso 'low cost' and there the Barcelona entity would complete a very positive operation of face to the new season.