BARCELONA have reportedly “agreed to sell Nelson Semedo to Juventus in exchange for Miralem Pjanic, Matteo De Sciglio and £22m” in a swap transfer.
This comes as a blow to Chelsea – who had the Bosnia international high up on their summer wishlist.
Barcelona “agree to sell Nelson Semedo to Juventus in exchange for Pjanic, De Sciglio and £22m” in swap deal
It is predicted that the coronavirus crunch will spell the end of football’s big-money transfers – with the swap deal making a comeback.
According to Sport, Barca and Juve have already hashed out a deal that will involve turfing out Semedo to the Allianz in exchange for Pjanic and De Sciglio and £22m in cash.
The report claims that the complex swap deal took hours of negotiation and the terms of Semedo’s contract are still not finalised, with Pjanic and De Sciglio’s deals agreed.
Sarri is though to be open to flogging Pjanic, having not been won over by the talented 30-year-old this season.
He has suffered a decline in form this term – chipping in with just three goals and four assists in 32 games in all competitions.
The Italian boss was thought to be eyeing a reunion with Blues ace Jourginho who will reportedly only move to the Serie A giants if the club miss out on their main target, Barcelona’s Brazilian star Arthur.
But when Arthur was recently asked about a move away, he indicated hat he is keen to stay with the La Liga side for a long time and fight for his place among Messi and Co at Camp Nou.
According to the reports this opened the door for the Blues, with Frank Lampard’s squad possessing the enticing offer of Jourginho, that Sarri rather likes.
Chelsea have been linked to Pjanic since Sarri was in charge two years ago, and the club appear to hoping to get a deal over the line this time round.
Semedo is said to be not “100 per cent satisfied” with life at the La Liga giants and wants to join a side who would be able to guarantee him regular action.
The 26-year-old right-back has fallen behind Sergi Roberto in the Nou Camp pecking order.
Manchester United had reportedly approached Barca over a possible transfer for the Portugal international but also face stiff competition from neighbours Manchester City.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
