Barcelona’s pursuit of a €60 million midfielder will be difficult given the Messi operation
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Toni Juanmarti claims that Barcelona is well aware of how challenging it will be for the team to recruit Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi this summer. At this point, they are not stating that it is “impossible,” but that might alter based on a number of variables, including the process for re-signing Lionel Messi.
It is no longer a secret that Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez wants to replace Zubimendi with his leaving captain Sergio Busquets. Real Sociedad, the club where the Spanish international plays, have no intention of negotiating a lesser price because the contract for the player contains a €60 million release clause. However, as of right moment, the Blaugrana are unable to pay that quantity of money.
🚨🚨✅| BREAKING: FC Barcelona have TOTAL consensus on signing Martin Zubimendi this summer! He is the ideal replacement for Busquets & he can be signed for €60M.@gerardromero [🎖️] pic.twitter.com/aiLYMGeESI
— Managing Barça (@ManagingBarca) May 25, 2023
The Catalan giants have made it a top goal to re-sign their former skipper to the team this summer along with the pivot midfielder. Messi will leave Paris Saint-Germain as a free agent and move on to become a free agent, with f c barcelona and other Saudi Arabian teams appearing as potential destinations.
Al Hilal has already made the 35-year-old a staggering offer of a five-year, €500 million contract, but Barcelona has not yet submitted a bid as they are awaiting La Liga’s approval of their economic sustainability plan. On Messi’s return to the team, there is hope. However, if things go wrong, it might provide Barcelona the financial freedom to pursue the acquisition of Zubimendi.
The recently crowned La Liga winners are aware that it will be extremely challenging to recruit Zubimendi in the summer. But the source also points out that Barça’s pursuit of Zubimendi may be affected by the success or failure of “Operation Messi.”
Even then, the La Liga winners would have to receive the go-ahead from the midfielder, who is quite content at Real Sociedad and hopes to play winners League games with the Basque club. Despite Xavi’s insistence, a move for Zubimendi appears to be extremely difficult and may depend on how the Messi operation turns out as well.
Barcelona Faces Messi’s Demand to Sign Two World Cup-Winning Argentine Teammates
Prior to a prospective comeback, Lionel Messi reportedly asked Barça to sign colleagues Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes from Argentina. Xavi is eager to sign Messi, 35, when he becomes a free agent in the summer, according to El Nacional. The Argentine legend’s contract with PSG expires, and he has made the decision not to extend it.
The reported departures of Messi’s close pals, though, have caused their pursuit of him to stall recently. This summer, Camp Nou will lose Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba. Therefore, it is now necessary for Barcelona to sign Messi’s fellow 2022 FIFA World Cup champions, Di Maria, 35, and Paredes, 28.
At the conclusion of the current campaign, Di Maria’s contract with Juventus will expire. The ex-Real Madrid winger made the decision to leave the Allianz Stadium. Despite having injury concerns, he has been in excellent form, scoring 8 goals and dishing out 7 assists in 38 games across all competitions. But his decision to quit Juve was partially influenced by the absence of Champions League action in the upcoming campaign. They now hold the seventh spot in Serie A despite having just lost 10 points.
Paredes, meanwhile, has spent the entire campaign on loan from Paris Saint-Germain to the Old Lady. 33 appearances in various tournaments saw him make one goal and one assist. The Argentine midfielder has made up his mind not to play for Massimiliano Allegri’s team any longer. Additionally, because Messi won’t be there, he doesn’t want to go back to Parc des Princes. He could be seen by Barca as a Busquets successor.
Lionel Messi hopes his compatriots will support him in his sensational comeback to Barcelona. The seven-time winner of the Ballon d’Or obviously wants well-known fans to back him at Camp Nou during his second stint with the Blaugrana.
