Newcastle United will bid more than 20 million euros to sign Memphis Depay.
Former Lyon forward seeks an exit from the Catalonian club. According to many reports from Spain, the Dutch forward is feeling claustrophobic in the dressing room after the inclusion of Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski to the big forward line of the club.
The forward is unsure of his place in the starting eleven. While speaking about the transfer of Frenkie De Jong, FC Barcelona’s director of football Mateu Alemany stated that players who are less frivolous than Frenkie will be sold owing to the fair play and financial issues of the club.
With the presence of more than 7 forwards on the team. Leaving FC Barcelona seems to be the best option for Depay.
Three English Premier League clubs are interested in signing the Dutch forward. Manchester United are excited by the idea of reuniting two Dutchmen, and they have already submitted the 20 million euros bid for the last season’s FC Barcelona top scorer.
Although the Dutch forward was miserable in his previous stint with Manchester United under Louis Van Gaal and Jose Mourinho, the club still hopes that he can turn out to be one of the important signings for the season.
According to the Spanish newspaper Dailyexpress, Memphis Depay was also approached by the North London club Tottenham Hotspurs. The reports suggest that Depay declined the transfer to Tottenham Hotspurs.
According to reports, Memphis wants to join a club with intent despite that he turned down the offer of Tottenham. Now Newcastle United has also joined the race to sign the FC Barcelona player. If this deal goes through, this signing will be the first big signing for the club after the middle-east takeover.
Newcastle is ready to pay the transfer fee for the Barcelona man. They are ready to exceed the 20 million euros fee of Manchester United. This deal is most likely to fail as Memphis wants to join a club of the project or a club of intent. Even playing UEFA Champions League won’t be possible which becomes a huge motivating factor.
Memphis is currently with the FC Barcelona squad in Las Vegas. He will decide his future after assessing all the offers.
