Some Barca stuff:
—Dembele’s signing expected to be made official this week. Since his is a signing and this isn’t a renewal transfer fee is 0, so if you average out the two times we signed him….
—Raphinha deal with Leeds reportedly agreed. 50 million + an additional 10 million in variables. Personal terms have been rumored to have been agreed for a while, so I would expect this to be official as soon as the next economic lever is done. Personally not a fan of this move as I think the club could better invest that sort of money and since we already have Dembele coming back. I’d rather save the money and give Collado a shot since they’re offloading Trincao.
—I’d have kept him, but Trincao is heading to Sporting Lisbon. I think they’ll be obligated to purchase him and overall Barca will get 20 million when it’s all said and done as apparently Wolves owe 6 million for not purchasing him.
—Depay is the rumored casualty of the Dembele signing and probably Raphinha signing. Regardless of the other two he should be sold. Hopefully he club can get 20 million for him. His wages are likely slightly more than what they’ll be paying Raphinha.
—De Jong should be back in training tomorrow. Vast majority of rumors are saying he wants to stay. The club is expected to ask him to take a pay cut or they’ll ask him to leave on a transfer. I’m hoping he takes a pay cut (though I think they should make good on his deferred wages and sort it all together) and stays as I think he’s an important member of the team overall and he’d be sorely missed (more than most realize) if he’s sold.
—Las Palmas’ president rumored to be traveling to Barcelona to negotiate the transfer of Alberto Moleiro. This rumor is coming from the local Canarian press so not sure what to make of it. The club has been linked with the player and the clubs have done business before (as with Pedri), but the player also signed a new deal and so his buyout went up to 30 million if I recall correctly. Hopefully they come to an agreement like that of Pedri’s which was a small fee up front with variables tacked on to the back.