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Barcelona line up huge midfield swap transfer with Inter Milan as both clubs look to resolve financial woes
BARCELONA and Inter Milan are linked with an exchange deal involving midfielders Franck Kessie and Marcelo Brozovic, according to reports.
The move was previously on the cards in January, but did not materialise, as Kessie did not want to leave the Nou Camp.
Franck Kessie has played an instrumental role in Barcelona’s success this season[/caption]
However, the club may have no option but to sell him[/caption]
Brozovic is the Inter player linked with a move to Barcelona[/caption]
However, according to SPORT, the like-for-like swap in midfield still has substance, with specific factors making it an enticing possibility for both parties.
Reports suggest that Inter Milan’s technical director met with Barcelona officials last week to discuss the possibility of a swap deal.
The Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport claims that both midfielders are valued at around £28million, a factor which would make a potential exchange relatively easy.
Brozovic, 30, joined Inter from Dinamo Zagreb in 2015 and has made 253 appearances for the club.
Despite some good performances this season, Brozovic has still looked likely to leave Inter in the summer amid growing tensions.
This comes as the defensive midfielder had to be separated from team-mate Andre Onana in training this week.
The Croatian star is considered a potential successor to Sergio Busquets in Barcelona’s midfield.
Additionally, Kessie has been on Inter’s wish list since he moved to Barcelona from AC Milan on a free transfer last summer.
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And ex-Inter boss Antonio Conte wanted to bring him to Tottenham in January.
Despite Kessie’s impressive form in the second half of this campaign, the club have refused to rule out his sale, due to the ongoing economic situation.
The Catalans finances are in huge jeopardy, with sky-rocketing debts expected to reach £1.3billion.
Cash-strapped Barca will need to shuffle their finances again this summer in order to refine Xavi’s squad and remain competitive next season.
Teary-eyed Shakira says emotional farewell at airport as she leaves Barcelona for GOOD with sons after Pique split
SHAKIRA was caught making a tearful goodbye to her life in Spain as she jets of to Miami with her sons following high-profile split from ex Gerard Pique.
The Hips Don’t Lie singer, 46, left Barcelona today ahead of her finalised move to Florida as supposed family and friends waved her off during an emotional goodbye.
Shakira has been planning her move to Miami for some time[/caption]
Tearful but definitive – Shakira’s ‘last goodbye’ to life in Barcelona[/caption]
She left today with her two sons, Milan and Sasha amid claims ex Pique is said to be furious that he was kept in the dark about the date of their departure[/caption]
Spanish media described the scenes as her “final goodbye” to her old life before she embarks on her new American life.
Although teary, Shakira looked effortlessly stylish in a denim outfit as she and her two sons, Milan, 10, and Sasha, 8, moved towards departures.
This evening, she wrote a heartfelt Twitter post: “I settled in Barcelona to give my children stability, the same that we are now looking for in another corner of the world next to family, friends and the sea.
“Today we start a new chapter in the search for our happiness.”
The popstar was supposed to move on January 3 with her two sons Milan, 10, and Sasha, 7, but her trip was pushed back after her elderly father’s health deteriorated.
The news of her departure comes as her footballer-ex Pique is said to be “very annoyed” after he was given just “days notice” that his former partner will be moving to Miami with their two sons this week.
Shakira’s lawyer Pilar Mane told Pique’s lawyer Ramon Tamborero in a formal announcement that the star was leaving definitively, according to journalists Lorena Vasquez and Laura Fa.
The Colombian singer, they said, then phoned the former Barcelona player to confirm the news, yet he was said to be furious about being kept in the dark about the exact date they would be leaving.
The Spanish journalists also claim the two boys would start school in Florida on April 11 – the day US school kids will return to classes after spring break.
The ex-couple of 11 years have been engaged in a bitter falling out since their high-profile split last summer.
Former Barcelona defender Piqué revealed he was dating 24-year-old Clara Chia Marti not long after they announced the bombshell break up.
Since then, their dirty laundry has been aired globally as cheating rumours concerning Pique and his younger lover have swirled since the new year.
The former couple confirmed in November that they had finally reached a child custody agreement after a protracted negotiation which came to a head with a marathon 12-hour meeting with their lawyers.
They signed the accord at a court in Barcelona the following month.
As part of the agreement retired footballer Pique will spend holiday time with his children.
Shakira’s wish to move to Miami, where she used to live and part of her family is based, is understood to have been the principal sticking point in their bitter custody battle.
The singer-songwriter, who has relatives and several close friends in Miami, owns a £14 million mansion in the city she is said to have put up for sale in 2018 before removing it from the market a few months ago.
Spanish media also claim that Shakira has been cosying up to a new mystery man who is based in Miami.
An emotional goodbye for the family headed to Miami[/caption]
The family would be getting onboard a luxury private jet[/caption]
Shakira looked relaxed and gorgeous but also sad[/caption]
Shakira was accompanied by what looks like family and friends to see her off[/caption]
Goodbye Barcelona for Shakira who is making the move to Florida with her two sons[/caption]
Lots of goodbyes all round[/caption]
The A-list couple together in happier times[/caption]
Shakira sent fans crazy with her Jimmy Fallon performance in March[/caption]
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Barcelona nights
I’ve yet to walk the entire floor at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year (that’s the goal for this afternoon), but my sense is the majority of the robots present fit into one of two categories: robot vacuums or greeter robots. With Pepper out of commission, maybe there’s a wide-open market there. Who knows? […]
Barcelona nights by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch