Angel Di Maria’s move to Juventus is faltering – is FC Barcelona going to strike?
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Actually, everything seemed to be clear between Angel Di Maria and Juventus – but is FC Barcelona struggling between them?
Angel Di Maria’s future is after his departure from PSG still open. So far everything has looked like a move to Juventus Turin, but now FC Barcelona appears to be on the radar as well.
The Catalans look out loud at Di Maria Mundo Deportivo as a good alternative to Ousmane Dembele should he leave the club in the summer. The Argentine would be available on a free transfer – a good deal for indebted Barca.
Several aspects are said to benefit the Blaugrana: firstly, that Di Maria himself would apparently prioritize a move to Barcelona and secondly, that he would be offered a one-year contract there.
Angel Di Maria: Barcelona instead of Juventus?
According to information from GOAL and SPOX Negotiations with Juve are stalling for precisely this reason: the Bianconeri want to tie the 34-year-old to them for two years, but Di Maria himself only wants to play one more year in Europe, stay in top form for the World Cup in Qatar and then in Argentina return home.
The Barca managers around coach Xavi, for whom the signing of Leeds winger Raphinha could be too expensive, would probably grant him this wish. Di Maria knows the Spanish league very well: from 2010 to 2014 he played for Barca’s archrival Real Madrid.