In the final hours of the Mercato, Barcelona is seeking to sign a midfielder in light of the Catalan team\u2019s urgent need for a star in the midfield to restore balance to the team.
\nIn light of this, Spanish press reports confirmed that Barcelona held talks with the Arsenal midfielder, who has a contract with the London club until June 2024.<\/p>\n
The Spanish newspaper \u201cSport\u201d explained that Jorginho was considered one of Barcelona\u2019s targets this January, when Barcelona reached out to him.
\nThe Spanish newspaper added that the Blaugrana’s contract with the Italian player would have required him to cancel his contract with the London club, in order to join Barcelona as a free player, as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang did two years ago.<\/p>\n
Sport added that if the Italian star is still available as a free player next summer, it would not be surprising if Barcelona contacted him in the future.
\nThe Catalan club announced some time ago that it wanted to sign a midfielder this January, in order to compensate for Javi’s injury.
\nDeco is pressing hard to finalize the contract with the player during the current winter transfer period and not wait until next summer due to the team\u2019s need to sign the player.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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