FC Barcelona have rejected a proposed swap with Atlético Madrid involving Memphis Depay and Thomas Lemar. And in fact, they’d rather not deal with Atlético at all. They don’t want Memphis to go to a La Liga rival at all.
That’s all according to the latest paper talk.
Barcelona are not interested in a proposed player swap. Considering the club’s financial situation, they’d rather get money into the books. Newcastle United were apparently willing to pay 20 million euro for him, but Memphis discarded the option. Considering he is a free agent at the end of the season, he wants to be able to pick his next club, and also wants to collect a big signing bonus.