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THE CLUBS NEGOTIATE THE TRANSFER

All the details about the possible departure of Memphis Depay towards Atleti

Published:10/01/2023 - 22:32h

Updated:11/01/2023 - 08:13h

The departure of Joao Félix from Atlético de Madrid has opened the door for Memphis Depay to the 'mattress' team. Contacts with FC Barcelona have started, but the operation will not be easy because there are many interests on the table

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Memphis Depay Could leave to the Athletic of Madrid in the wintry market, as long as the FC Barcelona attain to agree terms that satisfy the interests culés and 'rojiblancos'. The exit of Joao Félix to Chelsea leaves to the 'colchoneros' short of forwards, but to the Barça neither him sobran, neither much less, options in attack after the sanctions to Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres.

In this sense, if the one of Moordretch finally left to the Atleti, his traspaso hardly produce before 29 January. Xavi has the Dutch for the parties in front of Getafe (22 January home) and Girona (the 29, was), two crashes in which they will not be the '9' neither the '11'. With Ansu Fati, Raphinha and Ousmane Dembélé like only forwards, the Barça can not give the luxury to do without Depay, at least no in this moment.

Another key factor in the operation has to see with the economic. The Barça already did efforts in summer for traspasar to Memhpis, but the forward descartó go to the Juventus for demanding a very high wage. The insistence of the Dutch in not renewing to leave with letter of freedom in summer has tightened the rope between the parts, by what a cession in which the Atleti assume the whole of his index card would not suffice to resolve the 'serial'.

By the contrary, the Barça expects to save a 'ace' under the sleeve that would have to see with ensuring a percentage by a future sale of Depay, for which the player of 28 years would have to engage to sign an agreement with the 'colchoneros' in July. By his part, the Athletic has to Borja Churches like option number 1 regarding forwards, but the Betis insists in not to leave him go by less than his clause of rescission (100 million euros).

Depay Will have the last word

As in previous operations, Memphis will be the one who decide, finally, if the traspaso does or no. The forward follows empecinado in leaving of the Barça with letter of freedom to negotiate a high wage and perceive a premium by his new agreement, conditions that the Athletic, hardly, will accept. The Dutch wins 4.6 'kilos' by season like culé, a similar figure to which refused in summer by part of the Juve.

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