The blaugrana have salary cap issues but want to revolutionize the attack and have made contact with the two entourages. A firm ‘no’ from the rossoneri, but the Juve player would be happy with the destination, and the club would also give the green light
Barcelona is considering Rafa Leao and especially Federico Chiesa. This is reported in Spain, and yes, it is true. Barça wants to close the market with a top-tier winger and has talked to Mendes about Rafa, while dealing with Ramadani regarding Federico. However, this does not mean that Milan’s market finale will be rocked by the most spectacular of trades: indeed, Rafa is currently untouchable for Milan. The situation is different for Chiesa: the player is very much interested in the blaugrana destination, and Juve has been looking for a club willing to sign the attacker for some time; at the same time, it would still be an operation that needs to be constructed and there is little time available. Additionally, in Barcelona, there is a non-small issue…
barcelona-leao, why it’s difficult
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Barcelona, an important element, has not made any offers for Leao. We are in exploratory talks. The situation indicates that the operation is extremely complicated, close to impossible. Mendes, certainly, is the most powerful agent in international football of the last 10-20 years and, although not officially Leao’s agent, he has always been a reference for clubs considering Rafa. However, Barcelona is not considering paying amounts close to the 175 million clause for Leao, which can no longer be activated after July 15, and Milan has no intention of selling their number 10. Also, because there are just over 10 days until the end of the market, and Milan would need to find an alternative in a few days, with the logical complications that arise.
barcelona-chiesa, why it can happen
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Regarding Chiesa, we are also in the exploratory phase with the agent, Fali Ramadani; there is no offer to Juve, for the moment. However, there would be no complications here, the player is already on the fringes of Thiago Motta’s project, and Juve has been looking for a club willing to take the player for weeks, with the advantage for the bianconeri to lower their wage bill (the former Fiorentina player earns 5 million net per year). Additionally, Chiesa’s entourage assures that the Catalan destination would be very welcomed from a technical and environmental point of view, an additional factor that would help the operation: according to Spanish media, Barça would propose 14 million to Juve for the player’s card and a three-year contract for the player. In the case of Chiesa, the knot would not be a “no” from Juve but the internal situation of the Catalans.
finance and arabia
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Barcelona is being held back in its market desires by the rigid rules of La Liga’s financial fair play. At the moment, they have not yet been able to register Dani Olmo because to do so, they must free up salary mass. For this reason, they are desperately trying to offload Gundogan and Vítor Roque, a condition for then trying to land Chiesa or – very unlikely – Leao. There has also been a thought about the Portuguese in Arabia, with an intermediary working for weeks to try to set up a deal. Nothing has come from that front either: no offer has ever reached Milan. For this reason, it is almost certain that Rafa will be in Rome on August 31, wearing a red and black logo on his chest, on the field against Lazio, while regarding Chiesa…