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Barcelona want Cristiano Ronaldo’s best teammate from Juventus

By Ranoveer Neogi

Juventus' forward Paulo Dybala from Argentina (L), Juventus' midfielder Miralem Pjanic of Bosnia-Erzegovina (2ndL), Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (2nd R) and Juventus' defender Alex Sandro from Brazil react during the Italian Serie A football match Juventus vs Sassuolo on December 1, 2019 at the Juventus Allianz stadium in Turin. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)
Juventus' forward Paulo Dybala from Argentina (L), Juventus' midfielder Miralem Pjanic of Bosnia-Erzegovina (2ndL), Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (2nd R) and Juventus' defender Alex Sandro from Brazil react during the Italian Serie A football match Juventus vs Sassuolo on December 1, 2019 at the Juventus Allianz stadium in Turin. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images) /
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Barcelona considers signing a midfield maestro from Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus to replace Sergio Busquets next season

The Barcelona board and Quique Setien have a long summer to discuss over the possible arrivals and departures of players from the club. The Catalan club has considered reinforcing their midfield as Rakitic would be leaving the club next season and either Sergio Busquets or Arturo Vidal would be sold as well.

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In the case of Barcelona’s most expensive player Philippe Coutinho, Quique Setien wants the former Liverpool man to stay at Camp Nou next season however Josep Maria Bartomeu considers selling their flop signing along with Ousmane Dembele to generate the financial power to sign both Lautaro Martinez and Neymar Junior.

The primary target for the Catalan midfield for next season is from Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus. Juventus have not been at the very best under their new coach Maurizio Sari, the former Chelsea manager has tactics at Turin has failed miserably as most player’s find it difficult to understand their role and responsibility under the Italian.

Miralem Pjanic is the central midfielder at Juventus who controls the tempo of the game and binds the midfield and attack in perfect synchronization. Don Balon claims that Barcelona has shown interest in signing the Italian midfielder who would be a perfect replacement for Sergio Busquets, as both the midfielders share a common game style.

The Juventus ace has the quality to dictate the pace of the game from his position, his ball distribution skills along with his recovery succession rate makes him an engine in the midfield battle. The 29-year-old Italian also has an eye for goal from long range and has the quality to bend the ball around the wall during set-pieces. Miralem Pjanic would fit like a glove in Barcelona since his playing style would adhere to the tactics of Quique Setien.

However, Barcelona faces stiff competition as Paris Saint Germain, Chelsea, and Real Madrid are interested in contesting for the Italian midfielder. Juventus consider a fee of 50 million euros to be sufficient for their talismanic midfielder who still has 3-4 years of quality football left in him.

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Barcelona has the perfect opportunity to sign one of the best midfielders for a bargain.

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