Barcelona is reportedly willing to give cash and Danish defender Andreas Christensen to Newcastle in order to eventually sign Brazilian midfielder Bruno Guimaraes.
According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona still hopes to sign Guimaraes, but their financial predicament suggests they will have to find innovative ways to make the deal work.
Financial Fair Play laws appear to be limiting what many teams can do in the market at the moment, and Barcelona cannot afford to pay Guimaraes’ £100 million release clause.
In that case, it appears that the Catalan giants are hoping that offering Newcastle Christensen will tip the trade in their favor, while Manchester City, Arsenal, and Paris Saint-Germain are also likely to be interested in Guimaraes’ services.
Barcelona fans will undoubtedly be disappointed that they can no longer spend the kind of money that they used to, when they regularly brought in some of the biggest names in international football.
It doesn’t seem like long ago that they were able to splash the cash on players like Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele, and only a few years back, they brought in Raphinha in what appeared to be an exciting move at the time.
However, it appears difficult for them to recruit someone like Guimaraes, however we’ll see if the inclusion of Christensen in the deal persuades the Magpies to do business.
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