Deadline Day: FC Barcelona wants to free Amrabat from Florence

Loan with option to buy

Midfielder Sofyan Amrabat is set to join FC Barcelona from Fiorentina, according to reports from Spain. Like the newspaper “markreports the Catalans are working on a loan deal for the 26-year-old. The deal also includes a purchase option of EUR 35 million.

The latter could rise to €40m plus bonuses, making Amrabat one of the most expensive Moroccans in history. Amrabat, whose contract with Fiorentina expires in the summer of 2024, recently increased its market value by around 15 million euros due to strong performances at the World Cup in Qatar and is currently valued at 25 million euros. The right-footed player, who has only missed three games for his club in the current Serie A season, has also been associated with Atlético Madrid, Sevilla FC and Liverpool FC in recent weeks.

Update: 1:30 p.m.: Barcelona coach Xavi announced in a press conference on Tuesday afternoon that he was still looking for reinforcements, but when asked about Amrabat’s personnel, he kept a low profile: “We are open to signing a new player, Bellerín asked to leave. It’s our turn. (…) Sofian Amrabat? Of course he’s a very good player – but I can’t talk about players who aren’t here.”

FC Barcelona: Bellerin to Sporting, Araujo as a replacement?

Meanwhile, right-back Hector Bellerin could still leave Barça on Deadline Day. According to reports, the 27-year-old no longer plays a major role in coach Xavi’s plans and has only been used three times in the league to date. According to media reports, Sporting Lisbon is interested in a permanent commitment, the deal should be loud Fabrizio Romano participation should be anchored in the event of a possible resale. As an alternative to his homegrown Bellerin, the LaLiga club has already made an offer to the MLS club Los Angeles Galaxy to bring Mexican defensive talent Julián Araujo (21) to Spain.

Update 1:24 p.m.: According to the news portal “Relevo”, the fee for Bellerin should be one million euros plus one million euros in bonuses. Barcelona coach Xavi confirmed the defender’s imminent departure on Deadline Day: “He asked to leave, wants to play more, we totally understand.”

With Gordon, Ronaldo & Ajorque: The most valuable winter transfers 2022/23

Ludovic Ajorque | Strasbourg to Mainz 05 | Market value: €11 million

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Transfer fee: €6 million
As of January 30, 2023

Bryan Gil | Tottenham to Sevilla | Market value: €12 million

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loan

Gustavo Scarpa | Palmeiras to Nottingham | Market value: €12 million

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free transfer

Kasper Dolberg | Nice to Hoffenheim | Market value: €12 million

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loan

Kevin Shame | Freiburg to Brentford | Market value: €12 million

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Rental fee: €1 million

Karl Toko Ekambi | Lyon to Rennes | Market value: €12 million

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Rental fee: €1.5 million

Maximilian Woeber | Salzburg to Leeds | Market value: €12 million

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Transfer fee: €12 million

Ivan Ilic | Verona to Torino | Market value: €13 million

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loan

Fabio Silva | Wolverhampton to PSV | Market value: €13 million

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loan

Wout Weghorst | Burnley to Man United | Market value: €14 million

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loan

Azzedine Ounahi | Angers to Ol. Marseille | Market value: €15 million

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Transfer fee: €8 million

João Gomes | Flamengo to Wolverhampton | Market value: €15 million

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Transfer fee: €18.7 million

Malo Gusto | Lyon to Chelsea | Market value: €15 million

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Transfer fee: €30 million

Noni Madueke | PSV to Chelsea | Market value: €15 million

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Transfer fee: €35 million

Yuri Alberto | Zenith to Corinthians | Market value: €16 million

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free transfer

Danny Ings | Aston Villa to West Ham | Market value: €16 million

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Transfer fee: €12 million

Georginio Rutter | Hoffenheim to Leeds | Market value: €16 million

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Transfer fee: €28 million

Ruslan Malinovskyi | Atalanta to Ol. Marseille | Market value: €18 million

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loan

Gerson | Ol. Marseille to Flamengo | Market value: €18 million

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Transfer fee: €15 million

Cristiano Ronaldo | without a club to Al-Nassr | Market value: €20 million

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free transfer

Matheus Cunha | Atlético to Wolverhampton | Market value: €20 million

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loan

Memphis Depay | Barça to Atlético | Market value: €20 million

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Transfer fee: €3 million

Pablo Sarabia | PSG to Wolverhampton | Market value: €20 million

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Transfer fee: €5 million

Alex Moreno | Betis to Aston Villa | Market value: €20 million

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Transfer fee: €13.5 million

Weston McKennie | Juventus to Leeds | Market value: €21 million

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Rental fee: €1.2m, option to buy over €33m

Viktor Tsygankov | Dynamo Kyiv to Girona | Market value: €22 million

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Transfer fee: €5 million

Danilo | Palmeiras to Nottingham | Market value: €25 million

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Transfer fee: €20 million

Leandro Trossard | Brighton to Arsenal | Market value: €30 million

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Transfer fee: €24 million

Gonçalo Guedes | Wolverhampton to Benfica | Market value: €32 million

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loan

Arnaut Danjuma | Villarreal to Tottenham | Market value: €35 million

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Rental fee: €3 million

Benoît Badiashile | Monaco to Chelsea | Market value: €40 million

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Transfer fee: €38 million

Anthony Gordon | Everton to Newcastle | Market value: €40 million

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Transfer fee: €45.6 million

Mykhaylo Mudryk | Shakhtar to Chelsea | Market value: €40 million

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Transfer fee: €70 million

João Felix | Atlético to Chelsea | Market value: €50 million

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Rental fee: €11 million

Cody Gakpo | PSV to Liverpool | Market value: €60 million

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Transfer fee: €42m + bonuses of €14.7m

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