THE BARÇA FOLLOWS SPYING THE MARKET
The president of the Lille confirms the interest of the Barça in Nicolas Pépé
Published:22/09/2018 - 13:18h
Updated:22/09/2018 - 17:02h
From the Lille ensure that the FC Barcelona would be one of the a lot of clubs interested in the progression of Nicolas Pépé, the attacker youngster of African origin that is causing feeling in the French league, with 4 goals and 3 assistances in 5 parties
The maximum mandator of the Lille, Gérard López, has confirmed in statements conceded to 'RMC Sport' that the FC Barcelona is one of the clubs that walk after the steps of Nicolas Pépé, the leading youngster of 23 years that is generating big feelings in the French league when having annotated four goals and delivered three assistances in the first five days.
To his 23 years, Nicolas Pépé is a born footballer in France and international with Ivory Coast. In words conceded to the quoted half, in an interview with the ex player Willy Sagnol, Gérard López has recognised the presumptive interest of the Barça, desvelando even the existence of negotiations between both clubs of face to the future of the player.
"It is truth. There are some big clubs that are interested in him. The clubs put in contact with us directly after the market of summer for averiguar the way to be followed. I expect that it remain at least a season more", has revealed Gérard López.
The technical secretary of the FC Barcelona, Éric Abidal, would consider to Nicolas Pépé a player more than interesting to reinforce to the FC Barcelona of face to the future, although the group culé already explains in the forward with Leo Messi, Luis Suárez, Ousmane Dembélé and Malcom, among others players.
The Barça does not negotiate for now with the Lille
Nicolas Pépé would arrive to the Barça to play in the position of Luis Suárez, contributing mobility and goals, in addition to vision of game. A polyvalent forward and youngster that would allow more split of rest for Suárez, the one who already begins to notice the fatigue in some key moments of the course.
In spite of the supposed interest culé, for now do not exist open negotiations to incorporate to the footballer, that will play the present campaign 2018-19 in the Lille and will do the cases with all probability next summer. There are several big clubs interested in his services, and if the Barça wants to ficharle will have to put the batteries. It does not want to go in in a bidding.
