The market is complicated for Barcelona. The Blaugrana club had a plan that has been frustrated twice with the double movement of Inter Milan on one side and Arthur Merlo on the other. The Blaugrana technical secretariat had set its objectives as a signing in the forward neroazzurro Lautaro Martínez and the midfielder Miralem Pjanic, with whom the conditions of their incorporation have already been agreed.
However, external but essential elements have failed to close the agreements. The Inter that at first seemed ready to a reduction in the price of Lautaro or to admit players who made the operation cheaper It has been unmarked demanding the clause of rescission of the striker that amounts to 111 million euros. For his part, Brazilian midfielder Arthur Melo, who was the price requested by Juventus for Pjanic, has stood and refuses to enter this exchange. It is time to rethink strategies.
In the case of Pjanic at Barça it is considered that Inter is trying to stage a negotiation inviting other possible buyers to pay the entire clauses being aware that there is an agreement between the player and Barcelona and that the footballer will push to leave.
In Pjanic’s case the issue is a little more confusing, since the versions of the club and the player do not coincide. The second assures that he interviewed Juventus and Barça to officially send them his position of not moving, which is questioned by the club’s technical secretary, because they do not consider that an informal meeting with Abidal and Plans in Ciutat Esportiva is formal communication. They also add that at no time did Arthur tell them that the matter was finally closed.
Leaving aside which of the two lies the truth is that it seems that Juventus has already decided to move on from Arthur’s option and is now looking towards Chelsea to try the trade with Jorginho, a Brazilian from the English team.
From Barçá they warn that the negotiations have been complicated, but they do not consider them lost. The summer will be long and they don’t throw in the towel for either Pjanic or Lautaro. And the Arthur case is also not closed permanently.
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