THE STRIKER IS ALREADY IN LISBON
Guedes will not play for Barça and goes to Benfica
Various pieces of information placed Gonçalo Guedes at Barça as a replacement for Memphis Depay. However, the footballer has made the decision to join Benfica for the second half of the campaign
The FC Barcelona is ojeando in the market in search of a substitute to Memphis Depay for what subtracts of season. Between the options that stirred the sportive direction appeared the name of Gonçalo Guedes, the one who was not protagonist in the Wolverhampton English and added all the integers to be the ideal relief of Robert Lewandowski.
His representative, Jorge Mendes, keeps very good relation with Joan Laporta and his movements by Adama Traoré and Francisco Trincao opened the door so that the goleador Portuguese dressed the elastic Barcelona in condition of loan. However, the Benfica has attained to advance to the intentions of the Barça and has concretised his incorporation until the summer.
Like this it has confirmed it Matteo Moretto, the one who desveló his contracting through his account of 'Twitter'. "Gonçalo Guedes, yielded to the Benfica until June. There is not option of purchase. The player already is in Portugal", affirmed the journalist of 'Relief'. Added to this, the specialist in market of signings, Fabrizio Romano, ensured that the Portuguese group will pay the whole of his wage and that his return to England will depend on the negotiations between both clubs at the end of the season.
Gonçalo Guedes, yielded to the Benfica until June. There is not option of purchase. The player already is in Portugal 🇵🇹
— Matteo Moretto (@MatteMoretto) January 19, 2023
It confirms the news that have explained in @relief this morning. https://t.co/drytpwg4or
Benfica will not have any buy option for Gonçalo Guedes. They praise deal signed and completed from Wolves — Guedes will be back to Wolverhampton in June, or it will be up to the clubs. 🔴🦅 #Benfica
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 20, 2023
Benfica will cover his salary until June. pic.twitter.com/lyhbpqwv7r
In search of a forward
Added to the course of Guedes with direction to Portugal, to the Barcelona also has fallen him the operation by Youssoufa Moukoko, the promising forward of the Borussia Dortmund. The culés saw with very good eyes his contracting of face to the 2023/24 by his condition of free agent and like a piece to future when 'Lewy' hang the boots. In spite of this, varied report from Germany sustain that the '9' has accepted the proposal of renewal that the Dortmund has put him on his table, what will keep him linked to the Signal Iduna Park until 2026 at a rate of six million annual euros.
To the sportive direction of the Barça does not subtract him more than throwing of the quarry or look for another substitute in the weeks to come. Xavi understands that the season is long and that the spares will be very important to give him freshness to the plantel, more still taking into account that the club follows alive in all the competitions.
