It seems that Mateu Alemany’s ‘promise’ to speed up the ‘exit operation’ of FC Barcelona is having an effect on some of the players who were mentioned in the list of eight ‘discards’ that the sports management wants to put in other clubs as soon as possible. Already this Monday the culés agreed to the departure of Álex Collado to Real Betis and now Franck Kessié is one of the hottest names of the moment.
According to ‘La Gazzetta dello Sport’, Juventus are considering the Ivorian as a possible replacement for Paul Pogba in the event that the French midfielder ends up signing for a Saudi club. The French footballer was in Jeddah last weekend, where he visited the Al-Ittihad facilities, but he is also wanted by Al-Ahli, the club that already tried to take away his still coach Allegri.
A formula that could not benefit Barça too much right now
Waiting for Pogba’s departure to materialize, for which there are no negotiations too advanced, the Italian team would try to get Kessié and he would try to do it on loan, with a mandatory purchase option, a practice widely used in Italian football. However, ‘Mundo Deportivo’ has once again ensured that the player’s position remains firm regarding his future.
This second piece of information indicates that the culé midfielder has no intention of leaving and is still thinking of fighting for a position at Barça and this is what he conveyed to Xavi during the conversation he had with the coach himself. The current scenario has Kessié considering a departure only if a very good offer arrives for both parties, taking the Premier League as a priority, where he certainly does have a ‘girlfriend’.
In the Premier they could solve the problems culés
A couple of weeks ago we explained to FCBN that the player likes the idea of playing in England and is on Chelsea’s list. The coach of the London team, Pochettino, really likes the profile of the Ivorian, especially after the departure of Kovacic, who was going to be the starter along with Enzo Fernández, the only ‘elite’ midfielder that the English squad has right now.
2023-07-11 19:02:53
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