While last season Barcelona's desire to bring in a left winger seemed like a logical move, Raphinha's form called for the idea. However, their options for the position are also narrowing.
The Blaugrana made a big play for Athletic Club's Nico Williams last summer, and recent reports have noted that he remains their priority for the post. On the other hand, Rafael Leao of AC Milan seems to be a difficult deal because of the cost of his signature.
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In the middle of that equation was Naples winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. It was mentioned as the option that would be more economically viable, in terms of salary and cost. The Georgian winger has been involved in a long-running contract dispute with the Italian giants, but Sport say that Kvaratskhelia is close to signing a new five-year deal with Napoli.
It is possible that this deal includes a release clause, previous figures suggested were 80 million euros, but it would be surprising if the clause was that “low”, or if Barcelona had the money to activate such a release clause big It should be noted that the payment of the release clause requires the money to be paid in advance, rather than in installments like many clubs.
