Barcelona's fatal attraction

Published on: 25 May 2020

Every club wants their players to be happy in their ranks, but at Barcelona it's beginning to become a problem as players they want to sell don't want to leave.

The club's reputation, the wages and the competitiveness of the team mean that players want to join too, with Lautaro Martinez and Miralem Pjanic rejecting other offers because they want to play with Lionel Messi.

On Sunday, meanwhile, Ajax right-back Sergino Dest stunned fans by sharing photos in a Barcelona tracksuit.

Lautaro and Pjanic are the club's top targets in the next window and both have shown their desire to join.

This power of attraction, beneficial to seal deals, could be a problem to force players out.

Players are on big wages as their squad is the most expensive in Europe, they work with Messi, they can win the Champions League and other major titles and live in a great city.

All of these conditions mean that players are reluctant to move on, while ambitious players want to join, and Barcelona need to balance the books.

"I'm very happy and comfortable in Barcelona so of course I want to continue and I'm more prepared than every," said Arturo Vidal.

"I'm happy, it's a good group and I have great friends in the dressing room."

Clement Lenglet made a similar point in the past week.

"You never know what the future will be like as a footballer, but I hope to be at Barcelona next season," the Frenchman said.

As for Ivan Rakitic, he pointed to his legal bind to the club.

"When you sign a contract it's with the idea of fulfilling it," Rakitic has stated.

Samuel Umtiti, Martin Braithwaite and Neto are just some of the other players with the same feeling, given that only six players are not up for sale.

"People will be surprised next year when they see me playing in the Champions League with Barcelona," recent arrival Braithwaite said just a few days ago.

But there isn't room for everyone at the Camp Nou.

Source: m.allfootballapp.com

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