FC Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman has admitted that the club has reached an agreement with Lyon on the march of Memphis Depay this summer, while also expecting to have the same player organization for the 2020–21 season of the Culés.
It was reported in the past that Barcelona had agreed to pay a $29 million advance payment for Depay, whose existing agreement with Lyon will expire in 2021.
The online sports page ESPN reported that Barcelona had no budget to make new signings this summer, which was then demonstrated when lyon President Jean-Michel Aulas tweeted that his Barcelona counterpart, Josep Maria Bartomeu, had told him the same thing in a verbal exchange on Sunday. .
Transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano said Lyon and Barcelona had agreed to depay’s $29 million move-in payment and that the French aspect would be settled without delay with Barca’s offer as long as he shows up, however, the La Liga club can only approve if it manages to sell players in Los Catalans have sold Ivan Rakitic for $1. 7 million to Sevilla , and Arturo Vidal is expected to register for Inter Milan later this week for a similar price. Rafinha and Luis Suárez are currently in the most sensitive on the list of players the club needs to sell in the coming days.
Koeman coached Depay in his time as dutch coach between 2018 and 2020. “We are running for the new season and I think we are going to enter with the same player organization that we have now for the preseason,” Barcelona said. Fox Sports Netherlands coach.
Lionel Messi scored Barcelona’s goal against Napoli on Friday. Photo: AFP / LLUIS GENE
Barcelona points to its wage bill amid its monetary crisis that has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Barcelona’s payroll is understood to be the largest in football, with more than $600 million spent on player salaries last season.