Mercato | Mercato – Barcelona: Xavi would prepare a revolution for Matthijs de Ligt!

Posted on December 25, 2021 at 8:30 p.m. by Amadou Diawara

In great difficulty at Juventus, Matthijs de Ligt would appear on the shelves of FC Barcelona. In the event that the Dutchman commits to the Catalan club, Xavi could proceed to a real revolution in his workforce. Indeed, Philippe Coutinho, Samuel Umtiti, Sergino Dest and Clément Lenglet could all be pushed to the exit by Matthijs de Ligt.

As Matthijs de Ligt struggles with Juventus, Mino Raiola sent a shattering message about his future. Indeed, the Dutchman's agent made it clear that he could soon pack his bags to join PSG, FC Barcelona, ​​ Real Madrid or the Premier League. “I think we all know which clubs to mention for Matthijs de Ligt for his 'next step'. We will see this summer. (…) The Premier League? It could be Barcelona too, or Real Madrid or PSG, ” Mino Raiola, agent Matthijs de Ligt recently released to NOS.

Juve want to get rid of Matthijs de Ligt

This Friday, Sport.es gave a full update on the Matthijs de Ligt case, focusing on a possible departure to FC Barcelona. As reported by the Spanish media, Juventus would have placed the Dutchman in their transfer list because of his big financial problems. Indeed, The Old Lady would like to make a big saving on his payroll by ceding Matthijs de Ligt to another club and would also like to take advantage of his transfer to invest and strengthen his line of attack. During his meeting with Mino Raiola, scheduled a few days ago, the Barça would have gotten wind of this information. And while he would be more than excited about the idea of ​​signing Matthijs de Ligt, Xavi could sacrifice a large number of players in his squad.

A big cleaning of Xavi to recruit Matthijs de Ligt?

According to Sport.es, the salary of Matthijs de Ligt would be too high for the FC Barcelona. With this in mind, the Catalan club would only have one option to be able to afford its services. According to the Iberian media, the departure of Philippe Coutinho could unlock the Matthijs de Ligt file, because Barça could thus make room to the Dutch in its payroll. In addition to Philippe Coutinho, other Xavi players could leave FC Barcelona because of Matthijs de Ligt. Indeed, the arrival of the Juve defender at Barça should lead to the combined departures of Samuel Umtiti and Clément Lenglet, even if the latter would prefer to wait until the end of the season to seal his future in Catalonia. In addition, Sergino Dest could also take the door. Which should push Xavi to recruit a new left-back. Sergino Dest being the lining of Jordi Alba, although it is formed on the right flank.