Sport: Wijnaldum agreed to move to Barcelona

The press revealed that the Spanish club Barcelona is close to closing its first summer deals during the reign of new manager Ronald Koeman, who requested the signing of his Dutch compatriot, Georginio Wijnaldum, a Liverpool player.

The Catalan newspaper “Sport”, on its cover issued this Wednesday morning, said that Vinaldum had agreed to move to Barcelona.

The newspaper added that Barcelona is in advanced negotiations with Liverpool over the signing of Vinaldom, noting that the club will not pay more than 20 million euros for the player’s services.

Previous press reports had claimed that Barcelona had already contacted Liverpool to include Vinaldom, at the request of Ronald Koeman.

The 29-year-old was constantly involved with Ronald Koeman during his tenure as captain of the Dutch national team, specifically from September 2018 until he achieved his last match in November 2019, before being stopped due to the Corona pandemic.

Wijnaldum is one of Barcelona’s main targets to support the midfield position, especially in light of the end of his contract with Liverpool in 2021, and the Reds may have to allow his departure to avoid leaving the club for free over the next year. .

Liverpool are reported to have come close to joining Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcántara, which may open the door to Vinaldom’s exit, which Barcelona want to include to make up for Croatian Ivan Rakitic’s departure to Seville.