Azpilicueta and later… Kessié
Without neglecting the time trial of this final stretch of the winter transfer market, in which names such as Morata or Tagliafico were worked on, the Barça sports management designed the strategy for the summer window in parallel.
The first incorporation will enter through it, already on track. In fact, according to Catalunya Radio, “it could already be considered a Barça signing”: César Azpilicueta. The versatile 32-year-old Navarrese defender, captain of Champions League champion Chelsea, would arrive as a free agent.
Franck Kessié, coveted by a long line of suitors, is the great desire. He is in the same contractual situation as the Spaniard but with a different context: the Elephant is raffled off. 25 years old and in full football ascension, the Ivorian is the desired profile, physical and dynamic, to invigorate a midfield eminently full of budding talent.
His high salary claims would be another obstacle for the operation. Although by then, Barça hopes to have widened its financial waist. However, the bomb exploded minutes after the regional station’s announcement. SportItalia, Tuttomercato and Mediaset advanced a preliminary agreement between the Milan player’s agents for him to arrive at the Camp Nou.
