As reported by the Italian journalist from CalcioMercato Daniele Longo, the Tottenham Hotspur is close to closing the signing of Ilaix Moriba in this summer market. A surprising move for the last days of August.
The midfielder trained in La Masia, and who represented the Spanish team in the lower categories, did not accept the renewal offer that FC Barcelona would have made him in recent months because he wanted to collect much more money after his breakthrough in the first team. The player wanted to collect 6 million euros per season, a contract impossible for the Blaugrana club to assume due to its difficult financial situation.
An expected departure in Barcelona
Ilaix Moriba became one of the most important young talents in the FC Barcelona quarry and won a place in the first team with Ronald Koeman overcoming pieces like Riqui Puig and Miralem Pjanic. His performance surprised everyone, which is why he is asking to sign a great contract right now.
But, by not accepting an offer with a lower salary, FC Barcelona made the decision to remove him from the first team and B because they did not want to promote a player who did not want to stay and who was going to leave for free a year later . This situation changed everything and caused the player to seek an exit to another club, with several offers on the table. The Blaugrana team is asking for between 15 and 20 million euros.
Tottenham is beginning a process of rejuvenation of the squad and the option of signing Moriba is interesting to improve the core for next season. The North London team would have won the race against Chelsea and Manchester United.
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