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Chukwuemeka v Stourbridge

FOR 23.5 MILLION EUROS

Villa puts Chukwuemeka up for sale and Barça leads the race for his signing

Published:17/07/2022 - 10:06h

Updated:17/07/2022 - 10:06h

Carney Chukwuemeka's contract with Aston Villa will expire in June 2023 and the English club is already looking for a way out. Barça would be in the 'pole' for his signing, but for now the priorities would be others

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After concretising the signing of Robert Lewandowski, the FC Barcelona continues with several aims of face to the rest of the window estival of signings. The following in the list could be Carney Chukwuemeka, the one who at present confronts to his last year of agreement with the Aston Villa, by what the English team is by the work to perceive income with his traspaso before it remain in freedom to initiate negotiations with other clubs.

In accordance with the journalist Fabrizio Romano, the Barcelona team is the main candidate to do with his services. The mount demanded by the 'villans' rises to the 23,5 million euros. Of this way, the midfield player of 18 years could leave leaving something of money in his arks. Nevertheless, everything will depend en última instancia of the priority that the club give him to his signing.

Chukwuemeka Is not a priority for the Barça, for now

Although the Catalan entity has practically the free way to concretise his signing, the economic reality of the club does not cross a good moment in spite of that several effective like Lewandowski, Kessié or Christensen have added to the staff. For the moment, the main aim is Jules Koundé, the called to reinforce the line of defence in the team of Xavi Hernández.

In accordance with 'Sportive World', the Barça has showed had to initiate the negotiations by the young midfield player that already has the seen well of the trainer, even the 'Chain BE' already had anticipated that Mateu Alemany and Jordi Cruyff sustained conversations with his representative some weeks backwards, like part of the first movements for his signing.

However, the club has left clear that in case that other clubs go in in the 'bidding' by the English, will not take part. The idea of the Barcelona is to do with players that can incorporate of immediate way, whereas Chukwuemeka would be more an option on a long-term basis, that even could be yielded hardly arrive to the club in search of more minutes of game.