After four successful seasons spent at the front of the FC Barcelona attack, Robert Lewandowski announced this Saturday that he would leave at the end of his contract. The Catalan leaders know that they will have to find new blood for next season and Deco is already hard at work and has traveled to London to obtain information from Chelsea.
As reported by AS this Sunday, the Barça sports director visited the English captain on Thursday. He had a meeting with representatives of the agency in charge of João Pedro. The Spanish outlet added that the possibility of a transfer was discussed. With two opposing conclusions.
The Brazilian, recruited last summer by the Blues for 65 million euros while playing for Brighton, is very interested in a transfer to Barcelona. On the other hand, Chelsea would not be willing to part with it so quickly. The market value of the twenty-four-year-old striker would today be around 75 million euros.
Several avenues for FC Barcelona
The opinion of Xabi Alonso, announced as the next coach of the Blues, should be important. The media explained that if the Spanish tactician does not want to get into a conflict like he encountered recently during his failed experience at Real Madrid, then João Pedro could have his exit voucher. If, on the other hand, he wishes to make it a key element of his project, then the door will remain closed.
Barça’s financial capacities will also be taken into account. Regardless, the club is working on the file for an attacker. The name of Julian Alvarez, also keen to come to the Blaugrana, comes up regularly but Atlético de Madrid does not wish to sell him to a direct competitor in La Liga.
