Trouble brewing over Yannick Carrasco Barca switch

Barça are clear that Yannick Carrasco could be a good addition to the team's left wing, but the Belgian international will not come at any price. The Blaugrana club has the agreement of the player and is trying to lower the price of the 18 million euros purchase option, but Atletico Madrid will not budge and the situation is becoming entrenched with great anger from the Colchoneros.

Atletico already prevented an exchange of Carrasco with Memphis in this January market, considering that the valuation was very different because of the time left on each player's contract at their clubs. They even closed the door on a loan deal and now they don't understand why Barça want to lower a price they considered good in January. Moreover, Atletico have more offers for Carrasco and do not intend to sell him.

In this scenario, the player's position is crucial and Carrasco, through his agent, Pini Zahavi, has already made it clear to Atlético that he will only leave to go to Barça and is blocking any further negotiations. Barça's still director of football, Mateu Alemany, has a very good relationship with Atletico's director general, Miguel Angel Gil Marin, and is trying to find a way to close the deal before June 30.

Barça advocated an exchange and their big trump card was Sergiño Dest, as Atletico are looking for a wide man, but it seems that the Colchoneros would only be open to talking about Ferran Torres or Abde, two players that the Blaugrana club does not want to include in this operation. It's a mess, although the player's pressure could be the key to finally unblock everything. Both clubs, in the event of an exchange, are interested in formalising everything before June 30.