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Though the summer season switch window is a couple of months away, planning is already underway at FC Barcelona to strengthen the squad for the subsequent season.
Signing a brand new left-winger is likely one of the targets for the Catalan heavyweights within the subsequent window – one thing that was confirmed by sporting director Deco himself in a current interview.
Barça needed to strengthen the place final summer season as effectively – obvious by their curiosity in Nico Williams and Rafael Leao, whereas additionally they tried to deal with the matter in January however failed of their pursuit of Marcus Rashford.
Heading into the summer season, three names – Luis Diaz (Liverpool), Leao (AC Milan), and Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) – are being touted as the highest targets for Barcelona.
Rafael Leao not a precedence
Nevertheless, in accordance with Mundo Deportivo, as issues stand, Barcelona don’t view Rafael Leao as a precedence goal however quite think about him as a market alternative ought to AC Milan fail to qualify for the UEFA Champions League subsequent season.
Not a precedence goal for Barcelona. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
Leao has admirers at Barça however there are some considerations that his development may need stalled at Milan this season, the place he has now been for shut to 6 years after arriving from Lille in 2019.
Certainly, the ahead has suffered from inconsistent kind this season and has been out and in of the staff, first underneath Paulo Fonseca and now with Sergio Conceicao on the helm.
The truth that Jorge Mendes, who has sturdy ties at Barcelona, is now not his agent additionally performs an element.
However at 25, the Portuguese winger has his finest years forward of him and there aren’t any doubts about his high quality – which was on full show on this season’s Champions League conflict towards Actual Madrid on the Santiago Bernabeu.
Milan, for his or her half, are reportedly open to promoting Leao in the summertime and could be prepared to simply accept a sum decrease than his €175 million launch clause.
Nevertheless, as issues stand, he doesn’t look like the precedence goal for Barcelona, who appear to be leaning in the direction of Luis Diaz or Alexander Isak.
*Participant valuation in title obtained from transfermarkt.com on date of publication.
