Press reports revealed that Barcelona defender Clément Lenglet is close to leaving the Blaugrana ranks during the current summer transfer market.
The French player participated last season in the injury periods of Ronald Araujo and Pique, and therefore his departure would be a natural matter given the club’s pursuit of a distinguished central defender.
Barcelona is seeking to get rid of Lenglet, especially if Conde joins Seville or Coulibaly from Naples, and club officials believe that the good levels presented by the French defender in his first two seasons with Barca will make clubs interested in him optimistic about restoring his level.
In this context, the Catalan newspaper, Mundo Deportivo, confirmed Roma’s interest in contracting French defender Clément Lenglet, Barcelona defender, during the current summer transfer period.
Clément Lenglet came out of coach Xavi Hernandez’s calculations completely due to his marked decline, especially since Barcelona signed Nicholas Christensen from Chelsea.
Barcelona is seeking to get rid of Clément Lenglet because of his poor level and high salary, but the problem is that there is no club interested in his services and ready to give him the same salary he receives at the Camp Nou.
The newspaper pointed out in its report that Jose Mourinho, coach of Roma, was interested in contracting with Lenglet last summer, and after a full year, the Portuguese coach still sees the French defender as a good option to strengthen the back line.
The report indicated that Roma wants a final purchase deal and will open the door to negotiations with Barcelona to sign Lenglet, knowing that there is also interest on the part of Tottenham and Marseille in obtaining the player’s services.
Mundo reported, quoting the Spanish newspaper, “Sport”, that Lenglet wants to persuade Xavi to stay, but everything within the walls of Camp indicates his departure, because the coach no longer depends on him in his project.