The thermometer of Barcelona signings: The negotiations, down to the minute

Barça, after failing to make Messi’s return, has marked the signing of the German as one of its priorities. His contract at Manchester City is up and Guardiola wants him to continue but the final decision rests with the player.

The player was in Barcelona last week to undergo a medical and will arrive for free after he ends his contract with Athletic Club.

After participating in Germany in a friendly against Ukraine, where he scored the equalizer from a penalty (3-3), the Bayern midfielder spoke about his future. “I still have, as everyone knows, two years left on my contract and we have big plans at Bayern,” the German said in remarks reported by BILD newspaper.

Barça has closed or is close to closing the signing of Mikayil Faye (2004), a promising 18-year-old Senegalese central defender who is also in the orbit of Chelsea or Borussia Dortmund. At Camp Nou, he will pay 1.5 million euros for the player, according to what sources familiar with the negotiations have specified to MD, and not the 5 most variable discussed at the beginning. The final agreement may have some pluses but it is not certain.

As we published in MD, Vitor Roque prioritizes playing for Barça despite the interest of other powerful teams such as Chelsea and Arsenal and from the Barça club they have decided that they should bet on his signing. Barça know that they will have to pay between 35 and 40 million euros to sign Vitor Roque, although they believe that at the salary level this will not be a huge burden as they will accept to earn a little in the beginning and also try they made a long contract to amortize the transfer price.

Mattress player Yannick Ferreira Carrasco (29 years old) appears not as a main priority but as an option if Ferran Torres leaves, as he is a closed alternative worth 16 million, even if he is not the type of striker that can play with everyone. three positions sought, such as the Spanish international.

Despite the fact that the midfielder wants to wear Barça, the club’s skepticism for him has made the Moroccan international consider other options.

Real Sociedad midfielder Martín Zubimendi (24 years old) is one of the media with the most projections on the national scene and wants a footballer Xavi Hernández, but his 60 million clause and his decision to continue at Real has cooled the interest of the Barcelona club where the donostiarra has become a priority.

has a verbal agreement with FC Barcelona. In particular, as already stated by MD, an agreement between Barcelona president Joan Laporta and the player’s representative, Jorge Mendes. On the other hand, it should be noted that Xavi and the sports management have other preferences for the position of six.