Fans of La Liga giants Barcelona will no doubt be concerned by the latest word stemming from the media on Monday evening.
This comes amid claims that the club have come to the decision to call time on their pursuit of a leading transfer target.
The player in question? Federico Chiesa.
Chiesa’s name has of course emerged as an increasingly prominent one in Catalunya’s capital over the course of the last week.
This comes amid mounting reports that the Juventus star – out of the project under Thiago Motta in Turin – has been identified as an ideal low-cost, high-reward signing by the brass at the Camp Nou.
Chiesa’s terms with Juventus are due to expire next summer, with the 26-year-old therefore understood to be available for a cut-price fee.
Barcelona, both desperate for reinforcements on the left wing and short on money, have therefore been hotly tipped to pounce.
Safe to say, then, that the latest update on the situation to have surfaced on Monday will come as something of a surprise.
As per a report from Marca:
‘The Catalan club was considering the possibility of signing the forward, but at this time that option is ruled out.’
A pair of reasons have been cited for as much, the first being the fact that ‘the club has not been able to generate enough space in the wage bill to bring in more signings’.
On top of this, the Barcelona brass are now said to consider the left wing in Hansi Flick’s squad as well covered, owing to the presence of all of Raphinha, Ferran Torres, Ansu Fati, and Pau Víctor.
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