Fekir (Betis) in Barça's small papers...
As revealed by the Catalan daily
Sport
this weekend, Nabil Fekir "
is appreciated
" by the president of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta.
Despite signing Ferran Torres, Adama Traore and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang this winter, Barca are targeting another attacking star next summer.
The onerous track leading to center-forward Erling Haaland (Dortmund) is being diluted day by day.
Fekir, 28 and beaming with Real Betis, would cost less.
But the Sevillian club would still expect 80 M€ for their French attacking midfielder, recently extended until 2026. Barça would not be ready to spend more than 60 M€ for the moment.
SEE ALSO –
Fekir's incredible direct corner goal against Sevilla FC in the King's Cup on January 15 (2-1)
…to forget Memphis, courted by Naples?
Unless there is a twist, Ousmane Dembélé will leave Barça at the end of his contract next June.
He is not the only attacker on the way.
The
Calciomercato
site reveals that Napoli and Barcelona are "
working
" on the transfer of Memphis Depay.
The 28-year-old Dutchman left Lyon for Catalonia last summer, only signing up for two seasons.
He is struggling to impose himself under Xavi's orders and his departure seems more than likely.
It would only remain in Naples, 3rd in Serie A, to agree on the future salary of Memphis, considered a little high by the Italian leaders.
The latter would like to make him the successor to Lorenzo Insigne, legend of the Neapolitan club and whose departure for Toronto FC in MLS is already official for this summer.
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PSG: Pochettino's departure becomes clearer
Two weeks ago, our colleagues from
Paris
ensured that Paris Saint-Germain had made its decision: Mauricio Pochettino will no longer be the coach once the season is over.
It wouldn't even be so if a successor had been found for it this winter.
And now the
Goal
site informs that Pochettino himself “
does not rule out a departure
” next June.
Separation by mutual agreement?
Anyway, everything suggests that the Argentinian (49) is living his last months in the capital.
His relationship with the sporting director, Leonardo, would be most deteriorated, the fault of disagreements over sports management and the PSG transfer window.
Pochettino wants to embark on a new challenge, says
Goal
, with the Manchester United rumor lingering.
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Mbappé's last-minute goal against Rennes on February 11 (1-0)
Europe panics for Denayer (Lyon)
Will Jason Denayer, like Memphis Depay a year ago, leave Olympique Lyonnais at the end of his contract?
“
We still have a chance of being able to extend it
,” argued President Jean-Michel Aulas last week.
It's true, according to the Belgian daily
Het Nieuwsblad
: staying in Lyon would be "
an option
" for the 26-year-old Belgian international defender.
But OL would have waited until January to offer him a new lease, and Denayer would rather look elsewhere.
Naples, Juventus, FC Barcelona and Newcastle would have inquired about him.
Denayer started at OL until an ankle injury in early December.
His return to the field is imminent.
Leicester fatalistic about Tielemans
The more it goes, the more Youri Tielemans splashes England with his talent with Leicester.
Rumors of a departure keep flowing around the Belgian midfielder (24), and his coach, Brendan Rodgers, is not unaware of it.
“
I am a realistic person and so is the club.
If a player performs at Leicester, he may want to leave for another club.
It's up to us to be ready for that
,” Rodgers commented on
Sky Sports
on Sunday, after the draw against West Ham in which Tielemans scored (2-2).
Real Madrid and FC Barcelona have been cited as potential suitors for Tielemans, under contract with the Foxes until June 2023.