ATLÉTICO IS EXTREMELY INTERESTED IN THE BELGIAN
Barça bid farewell to Vermeeren at the hands of LaLiga rivals
Published:22/01/2024 - 22:47h
Updated:24/01/2024 - 01:32h
Arthur Vermeeren is perhaps one of the most sought-after young midfielders on the international scene today. The Belgian was of interest to several clubs, including Barça, who have seen Atletico Madrid move more aggressively
The FC Barcelona has received a hard hit in his sportive planning. The culprit has finished being the Athletic of Madrid, which has practically closed the longed for pivote that looked for Diego Simeone. As it advances the half Belgian 'HLN', and also the journalist Fabrizio Romano, already there is agreement between the colchoneros and the Amberes by Arthur Vermeeren by some 27 millions with included variants.
Vermeeren, considered one of the players with more future of Europe and already international absolute with Belgium, showed his big present in spite of his 18 years after lucirse in the current Champions League, precisely in front of the Barcelona. Vermeeren Achieved a goal in the victory by 3-2 against the team blaugrana, something that increased the interest of the Barcelona club, although finally the Madrilenian team will be able to complete the operation.
The information aims that the player even already has permission to travel to Madrid this same Thursday to try complete an agreement that still does not exist with the Athletic, but already would have left clear that is loved of the option to arrive to the club rojiblanco. The Athletic, while, has gone accelerating the operation gone out, with Javi Galán putting course to the Real Sociedad, Grbic to England, Söyüncü to the Fenerbahçe and waiting for knowing the future of Ángel Correa, that could leave to Saudi Arabia.
The economy of the Barça delivers a new defeat to the sportive planning
Romano has aimed that the signing of Vermeeren, which could have closed the Barça with an elder 'fair play' financial available, or a greater decision by part of Deco and Xavi Hernández, will be of 22 million fixed euros more other five in variables. Besides, the Amberes will reserve a percentage of a future advantage, leaving like this to the Barça without a big option to reinforce his medullary zone with a mediocentro of guarantees
With this stage, added to the of the English Kalvin Phillips, seems to remain clear that the economic subject has mermado the capacity of the club to bet by the two names that interested him to reinforce the position, as it happened also in summer with Joshua Kimmich and Martín Zubimendi. Both names follow available and in the list culé, but also is true that the possibility to bid by them has not grown too much.
