Barça are hastening Franck Kessié's departure from Camp Nou
There are offers on the table and the player knows he won't play many minutes as a Blaugrana
Barça hope to speed up the sale of Kessié this week. The player, who did not play against Milan, has offers on the table and the Blaugrana have urged him to make a decision.
Kessié is very clear about his situation and is willing to leave, but he was waiting for a noteworthy proposal from the Premier League, something that has not arrived so far. Tottenham are interested and Liverpool could enter the bidding but the only official proposal is from Juventus.
Kessié opened the door to exit a few days ago after being convinced that Xavi was not going to count too much on him. Until now he had been reluctant to leave, but he believes that the best option is to find a place in a project in which he can once again play an impactful role. The only thing Kessié asked for is to be able to choose his destination, but if there are no last-minute offers, Barça will push for him to give the OK to Juventus.
Both the Blaugrana and the player's entourage have tried to get Tottenham to enter the bidding but the difficulty of Harry Kane's transfer to Bayern is paralysing the London team's market forays and time is pressing. Tottenham have alerted they could go for the midfielder but have not made an offer so far. Liverpool like him, but at the moment he is not their first choice. The possibility of the Middle East has not advanced either, although some negotiations are open.
Barça want to charge 15 million euros for Kessié. Juventus proposed a loan deal a compulsory purchase option matching the Catalans' evaluations, but the player has not yet been swayed. Juve not playing in Europe next season is one of the major reasons for the Ivorian's hesitation.
Barça hope that everything will be settled by the beginning of next week at the latest.
