Barcelona Hold Preliminary Talks With Juventus To Sell Memphis Depay
Barcelona have supposedly begun dealings with Juventus to offload Memphis Depay, who is surplus to prerequisites at Camp Nou.
As per ESPN, Barcelona and Juventus have held primer dealings over a potential exchange for Dutch forward Memphis Depay, who has been informed he can leave the Catalan club this late spring.
Depay joined Barcelona actually the previous summer, showing up on a Bosman bargain after his agreement at Olympique Lyon lapsed. The Netherlands global turned down additional worthwhile proposals to move to Camp Nou and partook in a genuinely noteworthy presentation crusade, wrapping up with a count of 13 objectives across all contests.
Be that as it may, Depay's down time endured a shot when Ferran Torres and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang participated in January. What's more, it will just deteriorate for the 28-year-old as Barcelona have selected Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha this late spring while likewise re-marking Ousmane Dembele on a two-year bargain. What's more, the re-visitation of full wellness of Ansu Fati likewise will undoubtedly eat into Depay's down time.
This large number of elements have prompted Barcelona concluding that the Netherlands global is surplus to prerequisites. What's more, they have made the forward accessible for an exchange this late spring. Depay is drawing in interest from the Premier League, with any semblance of Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United sharp, while Italian clubs are additionally projecting appreciating looks towards him.
Juventus, specifically, have shown a serious interest in marking Depay. The Bianconeri are watching out for going after fortifications subsequent to losing Alvaro Morata and Paulo Dybala. It has driven them to take a gander at a few choices, for example, Timo Werner of Chelsea, Manchester United's Anthony Martial as well as Depay.
Furthermore, according to the previously mentioned report, the Bianconeri have proactively held converses with Barcelona over a potential exchange, but the dealings are at a fundamental stage right now. The Blaugrana have set a requesting cost from €20 million for Depay, and it will be intriguing to see whether Juventus will match that cost or attempt to arrange a lower expense.
What appears to be sure is that Depay's time at Barcelona has expired, and the previous Manchester United forward is set to continue on from Camp Nou. The Dutchman could be enthused about a change to Juventus, with reports expressing that he has offered himself to the Italian heavyweights.