BARÇA DOES NOT RULE OUT MAKING A BARTER WITH THE REAL
The young star of FC Barcelona who could facilitate the signing of Mikel Merino
Published:14/07/2024 - 09:23h
Updated:18/07/2024 - 01:27h
Mikel Merino's good Euro Cup seems to have accelerated his departure from Real Sociedad. The Basque has a contract until 2025, but up to three 'big players' are after him, including FC Barcelona. For the culés, a barter could facilitate the operation
The directive of the FC Barcelona has good possibilities of fichar to Mikel Merino this summer. Although the Arsenal also is interested in the Basque and has advantage in the economic, the player of 28 years has clear his preference by a Barça that, in spite of this factor, will not have too time to begin to negotiate with the Real Sociedad, as the donostiarras seem resignarse to lose him in brief.
To the mediocentro only subtracts him a year of agreement and, in principle, can go out by a mount near to the 30-35 million euros, a figure that the culés will try to go down to some 25 'kilos'. In this sense, the club no descarta offer a barter to the group 'txuri urdin' by one of his youngsters crash the one who, except surprise, will not go in in the plans of Hansi Flick for the 2024/25, much less if the Barça finish fichando to Nico Williams.
The Barça no descarta use to Ansu Fati to close the traspaso of Mikel Merino
It is as well as the Barcelona sportive direction would have looks it put in Ansu Fati like possible part of payment by the traspaso of Merino. The one of Bisáu has a price of exit of €30m that, to these heights, few are had to pay after the toneless season of the extreme with the Brighton. However, include him in an operation like the one of Mikel can finish solving him two problems at the same time to the Barça, as the another exit for the forward of 21 years aims to a new cession.
For the moment, the Seville is the most interested club in closing the loan of Ansu, but the forward does not seem had to facilitate his exit and, in principle, will try to struggle by a place in the pre-season. By his part, the Real would see with good eyes incorporate to the international Spanish, as the technical Imanol Bailiff considers him a footballer with an enormous talent and potential in spite of the continuous injuries that have affected his performance in the last years. This would leave free road to the Barça to reduce notably the signing of the mediocentro Basque, as long as the parts accept the terms.
