The financial details of the deal which is set to take Andrea Natali from Barcelona to Bayer Leverkusen this summer have today been forthcoming.
Natali, for his part, is a 16-year-old central defender, who has long been considered as a potential star in the making.
The Italian – fresh off playing a starring role for the Azzurri en route to glory at the U17 European Championships – has been on the books of Barcelona since the summer of 2021.
This comes after Natali opted to make the short trip across Catalunya from Espanyol.
As alluded to above, however, if the latest word stemming from the media is anything to go by, then the youngster appears to have come to the conclusion that his development, from here on out, would be better served elsewhere.
Natali, as a result, is all set to link up with German champions Bayer Leverkusen.
As per transfer insider Fabrizio Romano, despite Barcelona having offered up a new contract to their young stopper, his move to the BayArena is ‘expected to be done and signed soon’.
Barca, for their part in Natali’s development, are expected to receive a compensation fee of around €1 million.
Conor Laird | GSFN
