Matteo Moretto Transfer Column: Barcelona to pull trigger on signing, Jules Kounde and Arda Guler updates
Matteo Moretto gives Football España exclusive information on the latest business dominating the newspapers in Spain, as revealed in the Daily briefing.
Barcelona plans to sign Chadi Riad again, executing his buy-back option, which is around 7-7.5 million euros. They want him back in their team, he is a footballer who they think could be important for the future. Regarding Pau Cubarsi, who did not change the situation of Riad, Barcelona will be smart and confident in their players, the Barcelona academy will always have emerging gems, and they will manage them accordingly.
In the end, as we said, someone has to leave Barcelona in the summer, I don't know if in front or behind, but someone has to leave.
As we said with Raphinha last week, many things are being said about his future. One week they say one thing, and the next it's something different Plastered.
Chelsea, above all the owners of Chelsea, were interested in Kounde two years ago, and the signing did not happen. Now there are no offers for anyone, and now we are in February, there will be plenty of time for him to make up his mind. Without being in his head, this is an uninformed opinion, I think he is focused on the fight for the League and the Champions League.
With Barcelona, in the summer, there will be a few players who do not want to sell, but it always depends on what offers come for their players.
Arda Guler, it is true that he is very committed to Real Madrid, and in the end, his dream is to make it to Real Madrid. I am very clear that he wants to fight for his place in the team.
At the end of the season, in May perhaps, the club will decide what course of action to take with Guler. I would not rule out that he leaves on loan in the summer, it is a definite possibility. It is important that he has playing time and continues to grow.
He just signed for Real Madrid, they want to take care of him, and they want him to grow into an important first team player. Beyond that, we will see what kind of team they have next season, because if it is Mbappe, Vinicius, Rodrygo and others, then Real Madrid will have to decide what is best for him.
