Matteo Moretto Transfer Column: Guido Rodriguez, Arda Guler, Atletico Madrid and Ronald Araujo
Matteo Moretto gives Football España exclusive information on the latest business dominating the newspapers in Spain, as revealed in Daily Briefing by Fabrizio Romano.
What I can say is that right now, there is no ongoing negotiation. His agents and Bayern Munich talked and negotiated a lot during the month of January, that's true.
But an important issue is the manager of Bayern Munich next season. We know that Julian Nagelsmann, who was one of the candidates to take over, but renewed his deal with Germany, loved Ronald Araujo. This could affect things.
Bayern will have a huge signing budget this summer, but talks between Bayern and Araujo date back months. It remains the case that Araujo still he did not reach an agreement on a new contract with Barcelonabut we will have to wait to see how it plays out in the coming months.
Nagelsmann was a big reason the deal could have happened though, and he wanted Araujo, but now it could depend on who Bayern's next coach is.
As we said, the logical solution is that he leaves to have continuity. They have not yet spoken in an official sense, and no decision has been made, but Carlo Ancelotti's staff have advised him to go on loan.
The club knows that he has a lot of talent, but he has to play, and have minutes, and he knows it too. Now, it is more likely that he leaves on loan.
It is true that they wanted him to go to a Champions League team. They are looking for a team that can compete in the Champions League so they can get that experience in Europe. But there are many teams that want Arda Guler on loan, in Spain and abroad, but no part is more advanced with her than at any other time. There is a flood of offers for him though.
Now, there is no player who is more in the line than any other, it is mostly just inquiries so far rather than negotiations.
The Olmypique Marseille defender Leonardo Balerdi is a player who likes many clubs, but he could also renew with Marseille.
Regarding Jean-Clair Todibo, there is nothing advanced. Bayer Leverkusen's Piero Hincapie seems like a difficult deal to make, his price is probably around 40 million euros to get him, so it's hard for that.
No doubt Atletico Madrid are stretching defenders for next season, as Mario Hermoso will leave, if a decent offer arrives for Stefan Savic, he will too, but none of their options have progressed now.
Guido Rodriguez has been offered to a number of clubs, and Barcelona are among them. It's a profile they like, and they keep an eye on it. With Napoli, they denied me that there are advanced negotiations going on with him. They say that now, it is not a priority for Naples.
