It seems that the Catalan club is very close to resolving the transfer of Polish international Robert Lewandowski to the Blaugrana Castle in the current summer Mercato.

The Gabonese player, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Barcelona striker, has shown his willingness to make a sacrifice for Robert Lewandowski, who is approaching his association with Barca.
Lewandowski revealed more than once his desire to leave Bayern Munich and move to Barcelona in the current summer Mercato, after his relationship with the Bavarian club reached a dead end.
According to the information received by the Spanish newspaper “Sport”, which is close to Barcelona, ​​​​Aubameyang does not mind obtaining a smaller number of minutes, and moving to the alternative box in the event of a contract with Lewandowski.
Aubameyang, 33, is committed to being part of the team’s project with coach Xavi Hernandez, and will work to give everything he has in the matches he participates in.
Barcelona will be the first team in 10 years for Aubameyang to play as a substitute striker, after he used to play mainly with French Saint-Etienne, German Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal.
Aubameyang and Lewandowski previously joined Borussia Dortmund in the 2013-2014 season, before the Polish striker left for Bayern Munich.
It is noteworthy that Aubameyang joined Barcelona in the middle of last season in a free deal from Arsenal, and participated with the Catalan team in 23 games, during which he scored 13 goals and made one goal.

Spanish press reports revealed that Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva had a previous intention to join Barcelona last January.

This news comes a few days after the Catalan team’s interest in the Portuguese star, who we may see in the Blaugrana shirt next season.

According to the Catalan newspaper, Mundo Deportivo, the Portuguese international, Bernardo Silva, the average of the Manchester City field, offered himself to Barcelona, ​​​​through his client Jorge Mendes, to join the ranks of the Catalan team this summer.

The newspaper added that Silva wanted to play in the Barcelona shirt since he was a child in Benfica, and when he moved to Monaco and Manchester City, the dream kept dreaming of wearing the Blaugrana shirt.

The newspaper pointed out that Bernardo Silva watched Barcelona officials last winter in Manchester, in order to negotiate the inclusion of his former colleague Ferran Torres, and then boldly informed them that they would consider him and that he wanted to join the Blaugrana.

The newspaper confirmed that the Barcelona delegation dealt with the situation with just a joke by the Portuguese star, because his speech was short, but after a few days, a Barca official found a message on his phone from Silva telling him that he wanted to go to Barcelona and was ready to sign contracts.

His agent, Jorge Mendes, also hinted more than once that Bernardo Silva does not mind playing in Spain, which is consistent with that narrative that he would like to leave for Barcelona.

And the newspaper concluded, that this file entered into seriousness, and Jorge Mendes, the agent of Bernardo Silva, the Manchester City midfielder, Joan Laporta, Barcelona president, Deputy Rafa Yusti and sports director Matteo Alemani, informed that the Manchester City star already wants to move to Barcelona.

This comes at a time when press reports announced that the English club Manchester United agreed to acquiesce in Barcelona’s requests to agree to sell Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong.

United had offered 60 million euros for the midfielder, but Barcelona confirmed that it would not accept the idea of ​​selling the player for less than 80 million euros.

According to the information received by the Catalan newspaper, “Sport”, United have already offered 80 million euros to include the player to submit to the terms of the Catalan club.

De Jong is on the cusp of moving to Old Trafford, and what hinders the deal is the Dutch player’s request for a financial reward for the transfer.

So far, Barcelona does not know what its “final” financial position is in the current summer transfer market, despite the completion of some financial operations and the influx of funds.

Xavi made really good progress as Barcelona boss after taking over midway through last season, but this summer he has a lot on his plate.

His job is complicated by the mistakes of his predecessors, and one major issue about coming to a head is the return of a bunch of players from their loan spells.

The best known are Miralem Pjanic and Francisco Trincao, but there’s also Inaki Pena, Alex Collado and Rey Manaj who have had first team appearances before.

According to AS , Xavi isn’t interested in keeping any of them around long term, and the club will try its best to shift them all this summer to keep on with their pruning of the wage bill.

Pjanic will be the hardest to get rid of. He’s 32, has two years of contract left, and nobody really wants him. It’s not Xavi’s fault, but it’s Xavi’s problem now.

According to ‘L’Equipe’, the central defender is finalizing his departure to France or Italy with several options open

Finally it seems that the transfer will be the decided option to formalize the operation
Samuel Umtiti would already be close to leaving Barça . According to ‘L’Equipe’, the French central defender is already finalizing his departure from the Blaugrana team and has several options that he is studying to play next season .
His destination will be France or Italy and his environment hopes to finalize the operation before the Blaugrana club starts the preseason on July 4 so as not to have to show up for training. Umtiti practically considers his time at Barça to be over and has already accepted that he must leave because he won’t have any minutes.
His destination will be France or Italy and his environment hopes to finalize the operation before the Blaugrana club starts the preseason on July 4 so as not to have to show up for training. Umtiti practically considers his time at Barça to be over and has already accepted that he must leave because he won’t have any minutes.
The French footballer feels ready and fully restored to give a new impetus to his sports career. He believes that his knee problems have passed and he hopes to have regularity to play minutes away from the Camp Nou and be able to be reborn. In France, Olympique de Marseille and Nice had shown interest in him and last summer both Rome and Lazio were willing to bid. Fiorentina are also interested in a loan.

According to a live broadcast by DirectoGol, Xavi has a very clear idea about his starting lineup for next season, which will feature a bunch of new players. He has informed the board about the position he wants to reinforce, starting with the centre-forward.

Barcelona’s pursuit of Robert Lewandowski has been well-documented in the Spanish and German media at this point, and he is, undoubtedly, Xavi’s top-choice for that position.

The Pole has been head and shoulders above any other striker in Europe for a few seasons running now, especially in terms of the numbers. He will be assisted by Ousmane Dembele in this XI, whose contract renewal has taken an unexpected U-turn.

One of Ansu Fati or Ferran Torres round off the attack on the left-wing. Both players boast of superb off-the-ball movement, with the former an astute finisher as well.

In midfield, the least surprising participant is Pedri, who takes the left spot in the trident. Bernardo Silva is partnering him, presumably in the event that Frenkie de Jong is sold in the summer. Franck Kessie sits as the sole pivot, even though he is not one.

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Xavi’s dream XI will feature a revamped defence, too, with two of the four members of the current starting back-quartet replaced by new acquisitions.

Jordi Alba, Ronald Araujo, and Marc-Andre ter Stegen have seemingly retained their spots for next season as the left-back, right centre-back, and goalkeeper respectively.

Sergino Dest makes way for Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta. The Spaniard’s signing is complicated at the moment, but if it does go through, he may be awarded the starting role due to his experience and defensive mettle.

Finally, Jules Kounde is seen starting over Gerard Pique. The Sevilla centre-back will be a huge signing for the club given their defensive shortcomings, and ideally, complements Araujo player.

While Kessie will arrive on a free transfer, and Azpilicueta on a very minimal fee, the rest of the new signings mentioned in this starting lineup are expected to go through a very long-drawn saga.

That said, should Barcelona be able to actually sign said players, it will make for one brilliant starting lineup.

Barcelona have not made much progress in their pursuit of a centre-back. While Andreas Christensen has agreed to join the club on a free transfer, Xavi is looking for an additional defender amid worries over the longevity of Gerard Pique.

The Barcelona coach has informed the veteran of his diminishing role in the first team while injuries have not helped either.

It has compelled Barcelona to look for an additional centre-back, who can emerge as a long-term replacement for Pique.

Jules Kounde has emerged as the desired target for Xavi, but Sevilla’s €65-70 million price tag has made the operation quite tricky. As such, Barça have identified an ideal alternative in the form of Kalidou Koulibaly.

A recent report from Il Matino, relayed by Napoli Magazine, has offered an update on the future of Koulibaly, whose current contract at Napoli expires at the end of next season.

There is no secret that Koulibaly wants to leave Napoli this summer and start a new chapter in his career. He held a meeting with Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis, earlier this month, to inform the Italian of the same.

However, the report from Il Matino suggests Napoli are in no mood of selling Koulibaly in the summer, as head coach Luciano Spalletti considers him vital to the club’s progress in the coming season.

The defender himself has refused to renew his contract with the Partenopei, meaning the Italians will be forced to either offload him in the summer transfer window or let him leave the club for free in 2023.

Barcelona are on hand to take advantage of a market opportunity, although Napoli are sure to make the operation difficult by holding out for a hefty price tag. It won’t be surprising to see the Catalans include a few players in the operation, in an attempt to sweeten the deal.

Barcelona is still working to strengthen its team in the current summer Mercato to be able to return to competition in Europe again next season. The financial crisis is on its way to being resolved after the members of the General Assembly agreed to activate the economic levers.

Robert Lewandowski is Barcelona’s number one target in the market, but in the Camp Nou offices there are other names on the table to strengthen other positions such as defense. The deals of Christensen (Chelsea) and Franck Casey (Milan) have already taken place, but are awaiting official announcement after getting rid of players who have no future at the club.
On the other hand, three players offered their services to Barcelona’s sports administration, according to the Catalan newspaper Sport.

Dybala

After he ended his trip with Juventus, where his contract will expire on June 30, Paulo Dybala (28 years old) offered his services to Barcelona to fulfill his dream of wearing the Blaugrana shirt, but neither Jordi Cruyff nor Xavi considered him a good option for the future and he is now close to signing for Inter Milan.

Angel Di Maria

The future of Angel Di Maria (34) is still up in the air. The Argentine will not renew his contract with Paris Saint-Germain, which expires on June 30, and there are several options open to him. The club that has shown a strong interest in him is Juventus, but the Argentine striker is prioritizing playing in Spain and is hoping Barcelona will make moves to sign him.

The Bianconeri want to sign the free player at any cost. They agreed to Di Maria’s requests for salary, as well as offering a fixed one-year contract plus an optional contract, something that fit the Argentine’s requirements. But the player decided to postpone his decision, despite Juventus’ insistence on deciding whether to sign with them this week or not.

Maria always had a priority to come back to play in Spain, so when Barcelona took an interest in him, he chose to bet the Blaugrana. At the Camp Nou, the Argentine option appeared after seeing the economic differences with Leeds United in favor of Ravenha, so the Argentine ran as the “low cost” option.

In this sense, the Italian press indicates that Di Maria’s decision will not be imminent, although Juventus demanded a refund this week. He wants to wait for Barcelona.

Raphinha

Half of Europe is fighting for Raphinha (25 years). The Brazilian has decided that he wants to leave Leeds United to take a step forward in his career as a footballer and start a new phase away from the English club. His priority is to wear the Barcelona shirt, but the high price charged by the English club complicates the deal. Many of the big clubs are also craving him.

One of them is Arsenal, who had already made the first offer for Raphinha which was rejected by Leeds. His current team has set a price for him at €70m, which is a very high figure.

The Brazilian wants to sign for Barcelona and his agent Deco plays for the Catalan club. However, the delicate economic situation in Camp Nou makes it difficult for them to invest such amount of money in Raphinha. However, the striker has rejected the rest of the offers that come to him, he is thinking only of Barcelona.

According to the “Daily Mail”, Chelsea and Tottenham are also expected this week to submit a preliminary offer for him, and it is not excluded that Arsenal will raise its offer. The Gunners coach, Mikel Arteta, is very interested in the Brazilian. For now, Barcelona are quietly contemplating the scenario because they know the player prioritizes them.

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The situation in the file of the future of the French star, Othman Dembele, changed in a short period of time, as the wing whose contract with Barcelona had expired became desperate to stay and is pressing to meet his financial demands, at a time when the club’s board of directors adheres to its position in light of the economic crisis it suffers from.

And the Spanish newspaper, Mundo Deportivo, revealed, on Wednesday, 3 reasons that would push the Frenchman to stay with the team and sign a new contract, to complete the wonderful work he did at the end of the season.

The newspaper pointed out that the first reason that Barcelona seeks to exploit is the player’s insistence on staying with the team despite the offers he received, the latest of which was serious interest from Chelsea, where the negotiator and sporting director Matteo Alemani considers that he must reverse the pressure of the player’s agent in their favour, in order to ensure Dembele services in the new season.

The second reason lies in the communication of coach Xavi Hernandez with his player who is in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh, where he spends the end of the season on an ongoing basis, and assured him of his desire to watch him carry the team’s colors again, and Othman exchanged his coach the same feeling, although the Spaniard stipulated that he accept the financial conditions current and thinking about his football future.

Faced with this situation, the Blaugrana resorted to a final pressure factor, which is the Brazilian Rafinha paper, as interest still exists in the Leeds United star, through continuous communication with his agent and former Portuguese team star Deco, which made Dembele change his position and review his requests one last time to match. With the situation, it will also allow him to respond beautifully to the team that paid a great value to include him without benefiting from him due to the large number of injuries.
In a related context, according to journalist Ruben Oria from Goal, Xavi is determined to renew Ousmane Dembele’s contract and has informed the Barcelona administration that this is his priority to support the offensive line this summer.

At the same time, Xavi’s huge support for Dembele makes the player want to stay with Barca, and he is closer to renewal than ever.

Paris Saint-Germain is already thinking about planning next season to try to create a competitive project that can win the long-awaited Champions League. According to “Le Parisien”, the current French champions have already designed a “plan” for the summer market that could lead to a revolution at all levels, starting from the bench and ending with the team.

In terms of the coach, one thing is clear in Paris: Pochettino will not continue at PSG. The Argentine coach was judged once he was eliminated from the Champions League round of 16 against Real Madrid and the board is already working on finding a replacement for him.

In terms of the team, Neymar’s future is one of the main unknowns. According to the newspaper, “Le Parisien”, the Emir of Qatar has run out of patience for the Brazilian, and in Doha they are discussing whether to sell him in the summer.

Juventus wants to include Neymar. This isn’t the first time but it looks like there are more options now. Massimiliano Allegri, coach of the black and white team, called for the team to be upgraded and the Brazilian could do so.

In addition, the status of the Brazilian striker in Paris Saint-Germain is not only certain, but it is not excluded that the French team will want to dispense with him. The only problem might be the Brazilian winger’s salary, which no team can afford.

With Di Maria and Pogba also in the Italian squad’s orbit, the return of Cristiano Ronaldo is also on the table. Jorge Mendes was proposing to the Portuguese to return to play with Juventus, which is not excluded today, although both Neymar and Ronaldo will have to cut their salaries drastically.

Source: sport