The serial of the summer for the directive of the Athletic of Madrid turns around the midfield player Saúl Ñíguez and, from does a week, includes also to the Barcelona forward Antoine Griezmann.
The barter in which they work Atleti and Barça with his players will not be at all easy, although the conversations between clubs are constant and have not detained , also is necessary to consider the opinion of the footballers, to which also is necessary to convince.
To the French attacker, to the one who has opened him the door of exit of the Catalan group, likes him a lot the possibility to go back to Wanda Metropolitan, whereas the Spanish midfield player of the rojiblancos has several options on the table.
In this regard it explains Joshua Barnett, of ICM Stellar, the agency that represents to the 8 rojiblanco in statements given daily ACE that "Saúl will do with his future what was better for him". Although the market does not find so moved in Europe as in previous years by the pandemia of the coronavirus, the footballer seems to have several teams in Europe interested in ficharlo, in addition to the Barcelona.
The Liverpool, that lost to Wijnaldum afterwards that it arrived like free agent to the PSG after refusing an offer of the Barcelona, and the Manchester United, that follows closely to the Athletic from does years looks for a midfield player with high profile. Both are very interested in achieving fichar to the player.
However, Barnett clears that "at all it is decided, Saúl has so many options to remain as to go ". His representative recognises the possibility of the exchange with the Barça, but does not see it so safe how a lot of report and informations already published have hinted it.
The current situation
The agreement between Saúl and the Barcelona is not closed. Besides, it is an operation complicated that atañe to two clubs and to two footballers and quese tries to complete in the middle of a peculiar economic situation, especially the one of the Barcelona, by what needs the guarantee of the directors of LaLiga.
In the meantime, Saúl works with the Atletico of Madrid since it began the pre-season of the rojiblancos the past 7 July. In fact, this Wednesday trained to the margin of the group, but there was not any problem and in the session of today and joined to the rest of his mates. The footballer seems to be calm although now big part of the conversations inside the club seem to be on him.