Memphis Depay celebrates his goal in the friendly against Manchester City

GOAL AND ASSISTANCE OF THE DUTCH

Memphis Depay wanted to say goodbye to the Camp Nou giving the victory to Barça

Published:25/08/2022 - 01:55h

Updated:25/08/2022 - 01:58h

Memphis Depay had an outstanding participation in what could have been his last match as an FC Barcelona player at the Spotify Camp Nou. The Dutchman added a goal and an assist that gave the Catalans a partial advantage against Manchester City

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The friendly charitable between the FC Barcelona and the Manchester City could mark the last party of Memphis Depay in the temple culé. The player of 28 years follows without resolving his traspaso to the Juventus and took advantage of the minutes in the friendly charitable of the Wednesday to try convince to Xavi Hernández that it already gives by stray to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the one who also 'wetted' in front of the ones of Pep Guardiola.

The Dutch replaced to 'Auba' in the minute 57 and was very active in the area, looking for associate with Ansu Fati and Gavi in what the Barça had opportunity to attack. In the minute 66, a theft of the midfield player of 18 years allowed to Depay encarar in the area and assist to Frenkie of Jong to put the 2-1 partial. The one of Arkel, another of the questioned in the staff, defined to pleasure after the assistance 'in extremis' of his compatriot.

The 'cityzens' equalised the party in the 70' by means of Cole Palmer, but Memphis attained to put in advantage again to the culés in the minute 79 thanks to a good pass of Sergi Roberto. The one of Moordrecht celebrated as it is used to to do it, touching his hearings for afterwards signal to the Catalan sky. The advantage blaugrana seemed definite, but the main judge bought a piscinazo of Erling Haaland in the discount to sanction a penalti that Riyad Mahrez converted to seal the 3-3 definite.

The 'case Depay' complicates

The past weekend, the traspaso of the Dutch to the Juventus seemed fact, but the high economic pretences of the forward have complicated the negotiations between the Barça and the 'Vecchia Signora'. The Dutch asks 7.5 million euros to the year, 3 'kilos' more than what earned in Barcelona, by which the group 'bianconeri' begins to evaluate other options.

In this sense, 'Sportive World' confirmed that the technician of the Juve, Massimilliano Allegri, gathered the Tuesday with the CEO of the club, Maurizio Arrivabene, the sportive director Federcio Cherubini and the vice-president Pavel Nedved to argue which will be the reinforcement in attack that will add this week. Arkadisz Milik (Or. Marseilles) and Marko Arnautovic (Bolonia) are the alternatives to a Depay that, to these heights, keeps on being the priemra option.

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