A small sketched smile, a shrug of the shoulders and an eyebrow movement, as if to underline the obviousness of his answer. “Playing for Barça? Who wouldn’t like?” Memphis Depay replied on Wednesday, about the rumors sending him to FC Barcelona. After the Netherlands draw against Spain in a friendly, the striker remained measured.
“Barça is a top club”
Interrogates by RTVE on the possibility of going to Barça, he replied: “I do not know. The transfer window is not open and I am not focused on that at the moment, to be honest. I am focused on doing performing well and trying to be a better player. There’s a lot of speculation but I’m not in it just yet. “
But the former Manchester United player, very close to joining Catalonia and his former coach Ronald Koeman this summer, does not hide his appeal: “Barça is a top club. There are many other top clubs. in the world but it’s one of the biggest. Everyone wants that but we’ll see what the future holds. ” Tuesday, Jean-Michel Aulas hinted on RMC that the door was closed for a departure from Memphis Depay this winter. He will end his contract in June.