Barca will not exercise their option to buy on Yannick Carrasco
The tug-of-war between Barça and Atletico Madrid over the future of Yannick Carrasco continues. The Blaugrana do not intend to exercise the 19 million euro option to sign the Atletico Madrid winger, which has a deadline of Friday. There has been no contact made lately and no negotiations are planned, although this does not mean that Barça will go for the player when the market is more advanced, if other things do or don't fall into place.
Barça kept an option to buy Carrasco in the transfer of Memphis Depay signed and sealed last January. The Blaugrana tried an exchange option and finally there was a sale at a low price with the future option for Carrasco in exchange. Barça's current financial situation prevents this payment, although it remains to be seen how the market evolves and whether Barça will go for him in the future depending on whether there are any departures.
Carrasco is a player that the coaches like, but in order for him to come, Barça would have to let Ansu Fati or Ferrán Torres go, two players who have no intention of leaving. Moreover, the Blaugrana consider the price to be excessive for a player whose contract expires on June 30 next year and who has no intention of renewing. Barça would be willing to make a next exchange and proposed the option of including Sergiño Dest as Atletico are looking for a right-back for their next project.
