Barcelona President Confirms Major Transfer News As Real Madrid Officially Announce Their Second Signing

Written By Onyeka Daniel

Barcelona have found themselves in a tight corner that will require some sacrifices if they’re to be able to reinforce the team for the coming season.

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Reports have it that the team need to bring in as much as €500 million in revenue and also reduce the wage of their squad by €160 million before they can be able to sign and register players to the team.

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Already, the club have reached an agreement with Spotify and there are other sponsorship deals that they’re working on, but they still need to sell at least one player.

Netherlands midfielder, Frenkie De Jong is the name being mentioned as the most likeliest to be sold as reports of an interest from Manchester United continue to fly around.

The 25-year-old has been a vital player for Barça since his arrival in the summer of 2019 in a deal worth €86 million. But there’s a feeling that he hasn’t really shown his full potentials at the club.

Barcelona president, Joan Laporta has now confirmed the rumors making round in a recent interview ad he states that the club would consider selling players to meet their needs. “If our economic situation requires the sale of an important player, we are ready for that,” Laporta said in a recent interview with BarçaTV.

Barcelona are already in negotiations with Manchester United over the possible sale of De Jong this summer, as according to Italian transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, the Catalans have already turned down an offer of €60 million plus €10 million in add-ons from Manchester United for the Netherlands international.

Both clubs are continuing talks and an agreement could be reached, with De Jong also giving a green light to a move to Manchester United after showing some reluctance early on.

Should he join the Red Devils, he would be reunited with Erik Ten Hag, his former coach at Ajax, where he played arguably, his best football, before his move to Barcelona.

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Current winners of the Spanish La Liga title and also winners of the UEFA Champions League title, Real Madrid have officially announced the signing of French midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni for a fee of €100 million, which includes various add-ons. “Tchouaméni will be unveiled on 14 June following his medical,” read a statement from Madrid.

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“Tchouaméni will then be unveiled to the media.” His signing became very important for the Los Blancos after missing out on Kylian Mbappe and he becomes the second most expensive transfer for Monaco after they sold Kylian Mbappe to PSG in 2017 for a transfer fee of €180 million. He’s the second signing for the club after Antonio Rudiger joined as a free agent from Chelsea.

He was Named Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year in 2020-21 after joining from Bordeaux for €16m. PSG and Liverpool were also interested in his signature but the player’s desire to join with the Spanish side was the major deciding factor as PSG were ready to challenge Real Madrid for his signature.

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