FC Barcelona has launched its transfer window well. If the departures operation is a little paralyzed at the moment, with players considered undesirable who do not necessarily find a lessee and certain operations such as the departure of Ansu Fati in Monaco who hang out, that is moving well in the direction of arrivals. The club should thus formalize the arrival of the porter of Espanyol Joan Garcia in the coming days, after having paid the 25 million euros in his release clause.
From now on, it is in attack that FC Barcelona activates with several tracks: Nico Williams, Luis Diaz, Marcus Rashford and Ivan Perisic. All four are very interested in the idea of joining Catalonia, being even ready to make considerable financial sacrifices. But everything indicates that everything will be played between the Spanish and the Colombian.
Barça will not exceed this amount
One thing is certain, Barça does not intend to make follies. Small by a difficult financial situation and a liga financial fair which offers quite a few room for maneuver, they do not have the possibility except in the event of a big surprise sale. Sport Indicates the maximum price that is ready to pay Barça for Luis Diaz or Nico Williams: 60 million euros. A ceiling that they do not intend to exceed, and which may be insufficient, whether for the Reds player or that of Athletic.
Indeed, according to the media, Liverpool requests for the Colombian are around 80 million euros, while the Spanish release clause, including tax, is slightly exceeding 60 million euros, and it would be necessary to pay it cash, which is another major problem. Suffice to say that Barça will have to be ingenious to convince Liverpool or Athletic …
