Lionel Messi seeks revenge as he pleads the Barcelona board to sign a crucial Real Madrid target in the summer transfer market.
Real Madrid still has not yet renewed their captain’s contract that is set in 2021, the Los Blancos are already on the look for a young defender who could successfully fill in the major void that Sergio Ramos would leave behind once he departs from the Santiago Bernabeu. However, Barcelona is in the same boat as Real Madrid, as Gerard Pique turned 33 a few months ago, the Catalan’s are also on the look for a younger defender to fill in the role of Gerard Pique at the Camp Nou.
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Diaro GOL claims that Lionel Messi is an avid fan of the Dayot Upamecano, the captain of Barca has expressed his opinions on the RB Leipzig defender to the board and the French defender might become the first signing under Quique Setien, who has been in charge of the club in January.
The French defender’s physical presence in the defence represents that of his national compatriot Samuel Umtiti, Dayot Upamecano possesses the explosive qualities of a typical Premier League player and has the passing ability that is demanded from a defender in the La Liga Santander.
His quality and his potential have caught the eye of Zinedine Zidane and Quique Setien who are prepared to battle it out for the French defender. However, it seems like the Los Blancos need the Bundesliga man more than the Blaugrana’s do, Sergio Ramos is already 34 and it is highly unlikely that the club would offer their captain another extension in 2021 when the defender would be 35.
Eder Militao was signed in the summer transfer window from Porto as a backup defender for Sergio Ramos and Raphael Varane, however, the Brazilian has failed to impress the coaches and the officials in the last 8 months to take over Sergio Ramo’s position.
Both the clubs are not willing to pay more than 50 million euros for the French defender as they plan on utilising their transfer budget on forwards rather than defenders.
Lionel Messi has urged Quique Setien and Bartomeu to act immediately to swoop Dayot Upamecano off the Real Madrid radar. It seems like the Argentine wants revenge after Real Madrid have been tipped as favourites to sign Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain.