Barcelona book AC Milan’s Kessie for June

Blaugrana temptation, one of those that tease a lot. And that could convince Franck Kessie not to renew his contract with Milan. The midfielder is in fact among Barcelona’s goals for next summer, since he expires in June and can already formally agree with another club in view of next season. Negotiations between the Ivorian and the Rossoneri management have already been at a standstill for some time due to the distance on the salary. Maldini and Massara offered him a salary of 6.5 million euros, the request starts from 8 to go up with some bonuses. For the moment, Milan is not moving from the last proposal made, focusing on the fact that better offers have not yet arrived. There have been some signs from Tottenham, who are looking for a replacement for the departing Ndombélé (and may have found him in Amrabat), but a possible entry into the field of Barcelona could change everything.

experience at no cost

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Despite the complicated period, the Catalans remain a popular destination. The refoundation of Xavi only started a few months ago, becoming part of it is an intriguing scenario. Kessie is also part of the transfer market strategy that Barça is pursuing: experienced players who can arrive at no or very low cost. The company is already working on profiles of this type, such as Azpilicueta with whom there was a first conversation, waiting for him to decide on his future. The next could be Niklas Sule, who has rejected Newcastle’s offer and will not renew with Bayern Munich, and with whom there has already been an approach. Otherwise, look at another Chelsea player, Christensen, who has a similar contractual situation. The AC Milan player was included in this shortlist of names already in recent months, when the negotiations for the renewal had not yet reached the current stalemate. Now that no new steps have been taken, the idea is once again topical. Nothing is defined yet, the contacts have so far only been exploratory to get a clearer picture, but the interest is real.

goals and assists

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Barcelona particularly appreciates his scoring skills. Kessie has scored 5 goals in 16 Serie A appearances this year and overall since joining Milan has scored 35 goals and 16 assists in 205 games played in all competitions. Numbers that could be useful to Xavi and his staff to bring the Blaugrana back to the top of Spanish football and beyond.