It’s becoming increasingly obvious that Barcelona needs to add fresh players to their roster. It worries the Catalan club because they are increasingly losing their capacity to overpower opponents.
In actuality, Barcelona hadn’t broken the quite embarrassing run until lately.
Nevertheless, it is difficult to fill one of the key roles that they lack. Since Sergio Busquets left, Barça has been without a suitable specialist pivot; they have attempted to address that need. They are still searching for his replacement since, in the end, they have not been successful.
Bruno Guimaraes was one player they thought fit this Barcelona team’s profile. Barcelona director Deco found the 26-year-old Brazilian midfielder, who is now under contract with Newcastle United, to be a very alluring offer. But Barça had to concede because of the operation’s fictitious cost as well as Newcastle’s unwillingness to engage in talks.
But things might be different now. Newcastle United is reportedly at last willing to negotiate for their top midfield player, according to Mundo Deportivo. Although he still has a nearly €100 million release clause, his present squad is no longer opposed to him leaving.
The reason behind this is rather straightforward. Newcastle, similar to some other clubs in recent memory, are running through losses season by season. Over the last two seasons, as per MD, the English side have recorded losses of over €180 million. As a consequence of them continuing to spend freely despite these losses, they could be sanctioned heavily.
Accordingly, they are now willing to make big sales and listen to offers for any player. This will allow them to potentially balance the books, while for other teams it is an opportunity to make a strong signing. For Barcelona, the target on Bruno Guimaraes could now be locked on.
However, the Catalan giants are not willing to nor would be able to pay their current asking price for the Brazilian. Instead, they hope to spend a sum alongside an offering of another player to lower that asking price. Moreover, MD reports that even the player is open to helping them in making the operation a success.
While PSG from France remains attentive, Guimaraes only dreams of La Liga for now. For this exact reason, Barcelona are quite the attractive side for him to consider joining. Moreover, Deco’s influence over the Brazilian market and players from the country could likely play a major role in making this deal a reality at some point.
As it stands, the most Barcelona are willing to go up to for Guimaraes is €80 million. However, this amount would not be all in cash. Instead, it would be a combination of both monetary funds and the value of the player they are willing to let go off to the other team.
