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Angel Di Maria is unlikely to continue at Juventus following the points deduction that knocked the Old Lady out of the Champions League picture next season, but according to reports, the Argentine does not intend to move to Saudi Arabia or one of the Gulf leagues where he is wanted, but rather to stay in Europe - and it is quite possible that the next destination will be Barcelona.
According to the report in Spain, Di Maria's departure from Juventus is final, although until a few weeks ago it still seemed that he would sign a contract extension, and the one hoping to take advantage of this is Barcelona, which due to its financial situation has been trying in recent years to get its hands on free agents.
Will they unite in Barcelona? Messi and Di Maria (Photo: Reuters)
Barcelona are not only interested in Di Maria because he is a quality player who is on the shelf for nothing beyond his salary, but also because he is a quality player who regularly collaborates with Lionel Messi in the Argentina national team. In fact, bringing in Di Maria might help Messi decide to return to Barcelona and thus the team will have two world champions in the squad. It was also claimed last year that Barcelona were interested in Di Maria, but he ultimately chose to move to Torino on a short contract that is now expiring and will not be extended.
In addition to Barcelona, Benfica are also trying to bring in Di Maria – the player nicknamed "The Atria" played in the media for three years between 2007 and 2010, it was his first stop in Europe – and Turkish side Galatasaray also hopes to get their hands on him.
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