The youngster and polyvalent midfield player of the Athletic of Madrid, Saúl Ñíguez, went the big protagonist this past Wednesday when marking an authentic golazo against the Bayern Munich in Vicente Calderón, and would be in the diary of several big clubs of Europe of face to the next campaign. The past season 2014-2015 already left destellos of his quality, whereas in the current course already has strengthened in the titularity.
Now it is an indispensable player for the "Cholo" Simeone and whose future, who knows, can be near of the team blaugrana. And it is that the Catalan entity still saves a preferential option of his signing after the sale of David Villa to the colchoneros does three seasons.
The Asturian forward recaló in previous Madrid payment of 2,1 million euros by part of the Athletic as well as the preferential rights by the then young perlas of the quarry, Saúl Ñíguez and Javier Manquillo. The side finds at present yielded in the Olympique of Marseilles and the midfield player likes a lot to the entity blaugrana.
However, by the head of the Athletic still does not happen the sell to one of his best players this season, although there are a lot of teams of the Premier merodeando and could be tempted to pay his clause of rescission, of 60 million euros. His current agreement finish next June of 2020.
Regarding the preferential option of purchase that has the Barcelona on Saúl, would consist in that the Barça could equalise any offer that launch by the Spanish player, and that it was susceptible to be accepted by the Athletic, for fichar to the young footballer.
Anyway, "MD" already ensured does some weeks that the FC Barcelona would not have any intention to effect the option of purchase of Saúl, since in these moments the player of the Athletic of Madrid would not be a priority for Luis Enrique of face to the preparation of the staff of the next season, having the Asturian other plans.