Posted December 16, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. by AD
At the end of his contract on June 30 with Juventus, Federico Bernardeschi would arouse the interest of FC Barcelona. So much so that Mateu Alemany would have spoken on Monday with the player's agent, Federico Pastorello, in Turin. While the positions would be distant between Juve and the player for an extension, Barça would have planned to discuss again with the Bernardeschi clan in the coming weeks to complete a blow to 0 €.
Heavily affected by the crisis linked to the coronavirus, FC Barcelona has been in a critical financial situation for several months. A situation that forced him to let go Lionel Messi to PSG and Antoine Griezmann to Atlético de Madrid . To strengthen its workforce, while remaining in the nails of financial fair play, Barça multiplied the XXL blows to 0 € during the last summer transfer window. Indeed, Joan Laporta would have taken advantage of the contractual situations of Memphis Depay (OL), Sergio Agüero and Eric Garcia (Manchester City) to recruit them freely and for free. At the same time, the president of FC Barcelona would also have liked to afford the services of Federico Bernardeschi, among others, without success. And while the Juventus striker will be at the end of his contract on June 30, Joan Laporta would have relaunched this file to strengthen the workforce of Xavi for next season.
Xavi wants to make a 0 € deal with Bernardeschi
According to Sport.es information, disclosed this Thursday morning, FC Barcelona would not have drawn a line on Federico Bernardeschi. While he would have already been in contact with Juventus to complete the signing of the Italian striker, the blaugrana club have decided to try their luck again. Indeed, Mateu Alemany would have taken advantage of his visit to Turin on Monday, where he would have seen Mino Raiola, to meet with the new agent of Federico Bernardeschi, namely Federico Pastorello. During this brief exchange, Mateu Alemany would have mentioned his interest to recruit the protege of Massimiliano Allegri freely and free of charge on July 1. At the same time, the director of football of Barça and the representative of Federico Bernardeschi would have agreed to meet again in the coming weeks to deepen their discussion and study the options available to them for a possible association.
An exchange between Alemany and Bernardeschi's agent?
For its part, Juventus would currently be in difficulty with regard to Federico Bernardeschi. According to Sport.es, The Old Lady would have asked to his striker to lower his salary to extend, but for the moment the positions between the two parties would be distant. And while Federico Bernardeschi would still like to renew his contract with Juve, the exchanges between Mateu Alemany and his agent could be a strategy to put pressure on his management. Especially since Federico Bernardeschi would have ended his collaboration with Mino Raiola, who would forge excellent relations with Joan Laporta, to be represented by Federico Pastorello. To be continued …