Barcelona still wants to sign a new winger before the summer transfer the window is closing and they are preparing for a chaotic few days to try and get an agreement on the line, 90 minutes understand
The Catalan giants have made no secret of their pursuit of Athletic Club winger Nico Williams and president Joan Laporta continues to dream of a winger pairing between Williams and Lamine Yamal, but such a move is highly unlikely and Barcelona will focus first on signing Dani Olmo. this summer, when it became clear that a move was not financially viable.
Sources have confirmed it 90 minutes this Barcelona They have not yet given up hope of signing a new winger before Friday’s transfer deadline, but face a whirlwind few days to try and seal a deal.
Barcelona need to raise money before they can finance a new signing and while selling players cannot be ruled out, Laporta is currently looking at commercial opportunities to raise money off the pitch.
Finding this agreement in the coming days will be difficult, however, and no new signings can be made if Barcelona do not find new funds one way or another.
With Williams expected to remain at the Athletic Club unless a Premier League side make a bold late move, Barcelona have been exploring alternative targets and have spoken of pursuing Federico Chiesa from Juventus.
The Italian has made himself publicly available for transfer and would be open to joining Barcelona, but as things stand, a deal is not possible and things would have to change dramatically for progress to be made . No formal bid has been made to Juventus, who recently met with Liverpool to discuss a possible move to England’s top flight. A move to Anfield seems more likely at this stage with nothing progressing with Barcelona.
Barcelona have also spoken to Bayern Munich about Kingsley Comanbut the Bundesliga side have rejected a loan proposal that also included the option to make the move permanent next summer.
Coman has also received a major bid from Saudi Arabia, further complicating Barcelona’s attempts to raise the funds needed to secure a deal. Al Hilal are pushing for his signature and Bayern are happy to sell them to the Saudi Pro League champions. A deal now hinges on whether Coman is ready to move to Saudi Arabia.
As for Barcelona, any new signing would also require a sale to create the necessary space in the salary budget, and the club is prepared to consider all options at its disposal in the final days of the transfer window. summer
