Barcelona seems determined to bring in a left winger, despite the absence of Nico Williams and the arrival of Dani Olmo from RB Leipzig. It seems as if they will consider lower cost alternatives.
After Bayern Munich's Kingsley Coman was linked with a loan move to Montjuic, Juventus winger Federico Church appeared as a potential option. Thiago Motta has decided that Chiesa is not part of his plans, and with only one year left on his deal, he is likely to be available on a cut-price deal.
Barcelona is in talks with Chiesa's agent. @DiMarzio
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According to Gianluca di Marzio, Barcelona have now opened discussions with their agent Fali Ramadani about a potential deal. Sport they also reported that any agreement for Chiesa would cost a maximum of 14 million euros, while he has a gross salary of 12 million euros (6 million euros net), which he will be asked to reduce to go to Catalonia. Barcelona have also been provided with medical reports that say he is fully over his anterior cruciate ligament injury that stunted his career two years ago.
It is also said that Chiesa has offers from Chelsea and Manchester United, although there has been no confirmation of this in England.
Chiesa appeared as an alternative to Nico Williams and Luis Diaz, with the former deciding not to move to Barcelona, and the latter considered too expensive. Admittedly, the Blaugrana do not have many players capable of beating their man one-on-one, but the fit for any winger seems linked to more outings in Barcelona. For the three positions behind Robert Lewandowski, Barcelona currently have 11 options, although Ilkay Gundogan looks set to move forward, and Gavi could play deeper.
