A high-caliber exchange deal between Barcelona and Juventus ... who benefits?
The British newspaper "Sun" revealed an upcoming exchange deal between Barcelona and Juventus during the current summer transfer period, according to which the "old lady" would obtain the services of French player Osman Dembele in exchange for the departure of Brazilian flying wing Douglas Costa to the Catalan club.
The newspaper said on Friday: "The two clubs are discussing at the negotiating table the possibility of completing the reciprocal deal, similar to the similar deal that was recently concluded between them, with Juventus acquiring Brazilian Arthur Melo in exchange for Bosnian Miralem Pjanic's transfer to Barca last June."
The Italian media, including Toto Sport, had made it clear that Costa was wanted in a number of English clubs, led by Manchester United and Wolverhampton, at a time when Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman was seeking to acquire the skilled player who seemed useful to the way the Catalan club plays.
It is noteworthy that the door to the summer transfers will close on the fifth of next October, which means that the exchange deal may take place as soon as possible, especially as Juventus and Barcelona are seeking to strengthen their ranks as soon as possible to compete in the domestic and European competition to make the most of both players.
Observers believe that the deal may be more beneficial to Barcelona, especially since Dembley suffered from the many injuries that prevented him from playing for a long time in the Barca jersey (9 games last season), which made him lose the confidence of the public, especially after the amazing opportunity he wasted in the season before last in front of Liverpool goal in the first leg of the League European champions which later caused a major out of competition.
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