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Memphis Depay, during a party of the Olympique of Lyon

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Memphis Depay, a total commitment to FC Barcelona

Published:13/11/2020 - 16:08h

Updated:13/11/2020 - 16:54h

Memphis Depay Was objective prioritario of the FC Barcelona in the market of signings of the past summer and will go back it to be in January. The Dutch bets for dressing of Barcelona

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From the arrival of Ronald Koeman to the FC Barcelona, Memphis Depay turned into aim of the group culé. The forward of the Olympique of Lyon, whose agreement finishes in June of 2021, coincided with the Barcelona technician when east was seleccionador of the combined national of the Low Countries, offering a performance very well so much playing as extreme as in position of forward inside.

From the FC Barcelona, tried bring to the attacker Dutch during weeks, but finally the operation finish frustrating due to the fact that the previous managerial chaired by Josep Maria Bartomeu was not able to reduce the mass salarial of the first team the sufficient as not to break the rule of the 'fair play' financial. It tried yield to Ousmane Dembélé at the end to all haste, but the player did not accept and Ronald Koeman remained without his forward wished.

However, it went the own trainer of the FC Barcelona the one who confirmed hardly some days after the closing of the market that Memphis Depay will go back to be objective of the Barcelona club of face to the next market of wintry signings, that will remain opened during all the month of January. Fortunately, the own Dutch player wishes with all his strengths dress of Barcelona, something that has showed so much of private form like public.

Privately, several sectors of the press already informed about that Memphis Depay already has arrived to a verbal agreement with the FC Barcelona to turn into new footballer culé already was this same month of January by means of a traspaso or in summer arriving like free agent. An agreement that will formalise in January and will make public for presionar to the Olympique of Lyon so that it leave to go out to the forward.

On the other hand, Memphis Depay also pronounced publicly on the subject with a 'wink' very explicit to the FC Barcelona. "To who would not like him play there? It is one of the best teams of the world. To all the world would like him", ensured, although it was very careful and puntualizó later that "now I am not thinking in this". But the step tambiñén is given to public level.

It is necessary to convince to the Olympique of Lyon so that it leave to go out to Memphis Depay

Recently, Jean-Michel Classrooms, president of the Olympique of Lyon, closed the door to the exit of Memphis Depay, but from the FC Barcelona are optimistic in this regard. The Barcelona club thinks that the pressure that will feel the French picture to sell in January not to have to give to his star in summer will finish being decisive and that the signing could take out by some 5 or 6 million euros​.

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