Barcelona make contact with agents of Juventus winger | OneFootball

Barcelona appear determined to bring in a left winger still, despite missing out on Nico Williams and bringing in Dani Olmo from RB Leipzig. It does look as if they will consider lower cost alternatives though.

After Bayern Munich’s Kingsley Coman was linked with a loan move to Montjuic, Juventus winger Federico Chiesa has emerged as a potential option. Thiago Motta has decided that Chiesa is not part of his plans, and with just a year left on his deal, he is likely to be available on a cut-price deal.

As per Gianluca di Marzio, Barcelona have now opened talks with his agent Fali Ramadani over a potential deal. Sport have also reported that any deal for Chiesa would cost at most €14m, while he has a gross salary of €12m (€6m net), which he will be asked to reduce to head to Catalonia. Barcelona have also been provided with medical reports claiming that he is fully over his anterior cruciate ligament injury that stunted his career two years ago.

It is also claimed that Chiesa has offers from Chelsea and Manchester United, although there has been no confirmation of this in England.

Chiesa has emerged as an alternative to Nico Williams and Luis Diaz, with the former deciding not to move to Barcelona, and the latter deemed too expensive. Certainly the Blaugrana do not have many players capable of beating their man one-on-one, but the fit for any winger seems tied to more exits at Barcelona. For the three positions behind Robert Lewandowski, Barcelona currently have 11 options, although Ilkay Gundogan looks as if he may move on, and Gavi could play deeper.