Barcelona has a clear summer strategy in place and is taking efforts to make it a reality....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
The first stage is to finalize one of the two agreements adopted by members in Thursday’s Assembly, which is required to prevent losses at the end of the year and to boost the fair play margin.
In addition, the club is seeking to lower its salary bill. The club will be able to enter the transfer market with confidence if these requirements are met, since they have five names on the table. Top targets include Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Jules Kounde, Marcos Alonso, and Cesar Azpilicueta.
Robert Lewandowski
Bayern Munich is well aware that he will have to negotiate his departure sooner or later, as the club has declared publicly that it wishes to sign him, and the player has made himself available to the club by bowing to it. While waiting for news, the Pole has gone on holiday. Xavi need a striker, and the Pole is unique in this sense.
Raphinha
Leeds United want to get paid for their hero, and Barcelona officials will have to haggle because he only had a 25 million release clause if the club was relegated. The Brazilian is still hoping to play at Camp Nou and is awaiting a decision from the club. If Ousmane Dembele’s contract with Barcelona is not renewed, he will be the first choice to join Leeds.
Marcos Alonso
The left-back wants to return to Spain, but the English club will decide on his future. Barcelona benefits from the fact that he is under contract until 2023. This would be the final summer for Chelsea to recuperate part of their Marcos Alonso investment.
Cesar Azpilicueta
The former owners of Chelsea had promised the Navarrese footballer that he could go for free, but his contract was automatically renewed due to a condition in it. The new owners are not ready to let him leave for free, so we’ll have to see how far Barcelona is willing to go in that instance. His situation is a little more unusual than his current teammate Marcos Alonso’s.
