Barcelona have reportedly reached a deal with Juventus for Ivorian midfielder Franck Kessie.
The Blaugrana have been desperate to make sales this summer, and with Kessie unlikely to occupy a key role in midfield for Xavi Hernandez, he is seen as expendable.
Meanwhile Bianconeri manager Max Allegri is reportedly a fan of Kessie’s, and the two have been linked for some time. According to GdS via Sport, Barcelona and Juventus have agreed terms on a deal to loan Kessie out this season, with an obligatory buy option for next season.
They go on to highlight that Kessie has still to agree to terms with Juventus, who will speak with him in the coming days about personal terms.
The obligatory buy clause is expected to be between €10-15m for Kessie, who joined Barcelona for free last summer from Milan. While this is obviously a healthy and swift profit, Kessie would likely be worth more in the eyes of many, but in light of the desperate finances at Barcelona, their negotiating position is not the strongest.
Currently Xavi has Ilkay Gundogan, Pedri, Oriol Romeu, Gavi and Frenkie de Jong as alternatives in midfield, but should he decide to stick with his four midfielder system, it could leave the Blaugrana in need of another recruit.
Juventus can go do one 10/15 for 26 year old kessie who is on a long contract are you having a laugh ? Pay the real asking price Juventus or piss off,Im getting really sick and tired of teams taking us for a charity case,please stick to your guns barca no loans pay the asking price end off.
Was Kessie not a free transfer to Barca?
He was but that shouldnt lower his value from 30 million to 10/15 million lol just because barca were smart in bringing him in on a free,as i said he is only 26 years of age and is on a long contract so if Juventus really are that desperate for kessie prove it then and pay what barca are asking for or else leave and chase someone else.
I guarantee you that if the shoe was on the other foot and we were trying to buy kessie from Juventus there would be no discounts of any kind never mind loan with obligation to buy.
Plus add the fact that the player himself and his entourage have spoken out publicly that he is more than happy at fc barcelona and doesn’t want to consider leaving.
Why are you mad at Juve? They have the right to make any offer they want. Barca has the right to refuse it.
Why are you so concerned by my opinion on the matter ? Yes they are indeed entitled to make an offer and again yes we are entitled to accept or refuse it,if you had took the time and effort to read all my posts properly you would have seen i clearly referenced that if we were trying to buy a player from Juventus we would have to pay the full price no deals no discounts so why the hell should we do Juventus any favours ? I remember when Juventus got relegated we still had to pay Juventus full price for lilian thuram and gianluca zambrotta so it has to works both ways either they pay us our valuation of kessie or go get someone else simple.
“if we were trying to buy a player from Juventus we would have to pay the full price no deals no discounts so why the hell should we do Juventus any favours ?”
You’re a piece of work. No one says barca has to give discounts. Any club can offer what they want and barca can refuse it.
But tbh knowing our financial situation and how bad at selling players we have been for years sadly i wouldn’t be surprised in the slightest if we caved in and gave Juventus what they want hopefully im wrong and barca actually show some b###s for a change but i seriously doubt it.
Im a piece of work ? whos the one getting mad now lol.