The confession of the president of Lyon opens a third way that will be a covered, a false 9 or Braithwaite......
The president of Olympique de Lyon , Jean Michel Aulas , yesterday corrected information from the Netherlands in which he claimed that Barça had reached an agreement for Memphis Depay for 25 million euros plus 5 optional. The leader used social networks to settle the matter. “The president of Barça (Josep Maria Bartomeu ) told me on Sunday that Barça was suffering a lot from the Covid crisis and had no possibility of making an offer. #memphis ”, he wrote on Twitter, revealing the conversation he had with the Barça leader.
The Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf had assured on Tuesday night that Depay (26 years old) was signed for 25 million fixed plus five in variables and that he could be presented this week. A categorical information that, sources consulted from Barça, denied, denying in passing the existence of agreement with the player.
Ramón Planes , the head of the Blaugrana technical secretariat, had explained in Miralem Pjanic's presentation that the club was tracking a central defender and also a forward in the market. Lyon's Dutch forward was one of the targets, after the Lautaro option was diluted due to an economic issue.
Unless he makes a sale and has sufficient income, Barça will have to find a third way. If Barça does not reach the minimum for Depay and Inter demands about 80 million for Lautaro , the Barça club is presented with the need to find a third way to ensure the presence of a 9, a forward. A cheap cover, to recycle some of the strikers that he has on his payroll although they are not pure and hard rams or to bet on B raithwaite . This without counting on the hypothesis that Luis Suárez could stay if they cannot find a destination for him. La Juve It seems that no, Atlético de Madrid is difficult and the player is more for the work of staying to be a substitute than to find a destination