Barcelona boss Xavi 'makes Juventus defender and Chelsea goal Matthijs de Ligt a summer time precedence' as he seems to be to proceed rebuild to make them a pressure once more - after agent Mino Raiola stated his consumer is 'prepared for a brand new step'
- Barcelona are reportedly concentrating on a summer time transfer for defender Matthijs de Ligt
- The 22-year-old has been a key determine for the Serie A giants Juventus this season
- His agent Mino Raiola revealed centre again is 'prepared for a brand new step' this month
Barcelona are reportedly concentrating on a summer time transfer for Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt.
The 22-year-old has been a key determine for the Serie A giants this season, turning out 20 occasions for Max Allegri's aspect, however his agent revealed he's 'prepared for a brand new step' earlier this month.
And Barcelona boss Xavi is eager on swooping for the Holland worldwide, who has a £105million launch clause, on the finish of the season, in accordance with La Gazzetta dello Sport.
The report claims that the cash-strapped giants will wait till the summer time switch window as they give the impression of being to get wages off the books subsequent month.
The Catalan giants discover themselves in a monetary mess after racking up over £1billion in debt, partly because of the devastating results of the coronavirus pandemic. Barcelona's debt now stands at £849m.
Barcelona signed Manchester Metropolis ahead Ferran Torres for £55million this week as attacking reinforcements was the precedence following Sergio Aguero's retirement.
Nevertheless, the Spanish outfit should offload stars to maintain them inside LaLiga's wage cap restrict and to enhance their state of affairs to proceed to rebuild.
Juventus signed De Ligt on a five-year deal for £67.8m in July 2019 after starring for Ajax. He gained the Golden Boy award the earlier yr and helped the Dutch aspect attain the Champions League semi-finals within the 2018-19 season.
De Ligt has struggled for type at occasions and suffered damage setbacks throughout his spell in Turin, whereas Juve are presently nicely off the tempo in Serie A.
His agent Mino Raiola opened the door to a contemporary problem not too long ago with Chelsea additionally linked with the centre again.
'(De Ligt) is prepared for a brand new step... he thinks that too,' he instructed Dutch newspaper .
