Barcelona ready to offer three players in exchange for Kylian Mbappe
Barcelona are willing to swap three players in order to hire Kylian Mbappe, who is widely seen as Lionel Messi’s successor in Catalonia.
With Lionel Messi ageing, Barcelona are beginning to plot for life after their all-time greatest player. The Argentina international has been mercurial for over a decade in the Blaugrana jersey and with his stats and overall gameplay in mind, it is going to be nearly impossible to replace him. However, Kylian Mbappe’s emergence of late could help Barca in the process.
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The Paris Saint-Germain forward is a lethal goal scorer at just 20 and is already one of the world’s best players. In recent weeks, he has already revealed passively that he could be open to the prospect of leaving the French capital in search of new pastures, thereby alerting Barcelona as well as arch rivals Real Madrid.
Despite Lionel Messi wanting to play next to Antoine Griezmann and demanding re-signing Neymar during the summer, the Catalans will go all out in their pursuit for Kylian Mbappe, according to the Fox Sports. Barcelona are so desperate to bring him in, that they will be willing to exchange three players for the France international.
Ivan Rakitic could be the first sacrifice made by Josep Maria Bartomeu. Age is already a factor against the Croatia international whose stock is still high and Frenkie de Jong’s arrival has only gone on to complicate matters for Rakitic. Paris Saint-Germain are keen on signing him so he could be the first of three casualties in Mbappe’s proposed deal.
Secondly, Samuel Umtiti will also be sent to the Parc de Princes. The France international has already fallen below Gerard Pique and Clement Lenglet in the pecking order at the Camp Nou. If Matthijs de Ligt is signed, matters would only get worse for the central defender and hence, a Barcelona departure is the best thing that could happen to Umtiti given the situation right now.
Finally, Ousmane Dembele will also be shipped out in all probability. The former Borussia Dortmund winger could be headed out of Catalonia behind Philippe Coutinho after virtually flopping at the business end of this campaign. Should the three players all leave, Barcelona will have a large wage to offer to Mbappe as well.
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