Barça want they CHERRY ON TOP of their summer, but how can they do it?
The Blaugrana outfit had an excellent transfer window, and they're looking to close it on a high.
What Barcelona and club president Joan Laporta have done this summer transfer window is nothing short of extraordinary. When everyone thought they'd be dead in the water without the draw of playing next to Lionel Messi and with several warnings regarding their economic situation, they've managed to attract several top targets and reinforce their team for the season that's about to start. However, they might not be done yet, as one name remains in the list: Bernardo Silva.
Bernardo Silva is reportedly interested in a move to FC Barcelona, but how can it happen?
The Manchester City creative midfielder was linked with Barcelona earlier in the window, although nothing came of it as the club was looking at other targets at the time, mainly Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha. However, it may now be time.
According to UK newspaper The Sun, the Catalan giants have reached an agreement over personal terms with Silva, and now would need to meet the pricetag set on the Portuguese by Manchester City. That pricetag is the enormous fee of £70 million, around 83 million euros. But, how can the club afford it?
Earlier this week, Spanish newspaper Sport reported that Laporta had activated another of the deals agreed upon to steady the ship economically at the club, completing the sell of 25% of Barça Studios, the media company that manages the production of audiovisual contents related to the club. This will mean a reported income of another 100 million euros, enough to secure the registration of Robert Lewandowski, Jules Koundé, Andreas Christensen, Franck Kessie and Raphinha.
Joan Laporta has worked magic this transfer window, and he could have one last trick up his sleeve
"Now we are focused on registering players we have signed and resolve the futures of the players not in the plans. After this, we will see what we can do", commented Laporta on the matter. However, he left the door open for more to come: "Xavi wants more reinforcements".
In this context, Barcelona have two real options. The first is the sale of Frenkie de Jong. While it's now abundantly clear that the Dutch midfielder does not want to leave Barcelona for Manchester United, there's also a lot of pushback from his entourage against the idea of lowering his wages, and Barça requests he does one or the other. Should De Jong decide that he doesn't want the paycut, that's the matter solved.
Plan B is the activation of one or both of the deals remaining, for the sale of another 24% of Barça Studios as well as the sale of 49% of BLM, the company that runs the sale of merchandising from the club. Either of those deals would mean another big inyection of capital and could potentially secure the funds necessary for the deal.
Frenkie de Jong could hold the key to Barcelona's future signings
Whatever ends up happening, it has been a terrific transfer window for FC Barcelona, and one where Bernardo Silva would be the cherry on top.
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