The Dutchman knows that he has no place in Xavi’s squad and is already packing his bags
The Dutch attacker memphis depay is about to debut in a new league, the A series and hand in hand Juventus of Turin. The striker who this season played 2,476 minutes spread over 37 games in which he scored 13 goals and 2 assists with the elastic of the FC Barcelonahas no place in Xavi Hernández’s 2022-23 project.
The signing of the Polish striker Robert Lewandowski left the Dutch attacker without a place, who was already notified of his dismissal. The Catalan coach will use his trident made up of former Bayern, DembeleY aubameyang. The replacements will be Ansu Fati, Raphinha, Ferran Torres and Collado. In this way, Depay has no other option but to say goodbye to everyone at the Camp Nou.
Fortunately for Depay, Juventus will scratch their pocket
The Dutch striker’s contract with the Culé club is signed until 2023, and its base price is 35 kilos. However, Mateu Alemany has the authorization to sell it for 20 million euros. This figure has been liked by the Bianconeri directives, who already have the money ready to make Depay the new partner of Morata and Vlahovic.
In the board of directors led by Joan Laporta they are aware that the Dutch striker arrived for free, and therefore the price of his departure. On the other hand, the Vecchia Signora received 67 million euros for the sale of defender Matthijs de Ligt, in an operation agreed upon and subsequently signed with Bayern Munich.
Memphis Depay would be the sixth signing that Juventus closes in this summer market
At the moment the Italian team has carried out 5 successful operations and spending a figure close to 90 kilos. The first to arrive was the Brazilian defender, Bremer, in exchange for 41 kilos. Second was right-winger Federico Chiesa, worth €40m. Full-back Andrea Cambiasso became the third signing, Juve having only paid 8.5 kilos to Genoa.
Then there are Paul Pogba and the Argentine Ángel di María, who arrived at zero cost after ending their contract with Manchester United and PSG respectively. Memphis Depay could be the sixth addition to the Turin squad, and the striker to take the place of Paulo Dybala, as the Dutchman also plays as a playmaker.