Memphis Depay to Barcelona transfer rumor getting colder

Photo by Laurens Lindhout/Soccrates/Getty ImagesBarcelona still want Memphis Depay, but his transfer is looking more and more complicated as the club doesn’t have a ton of money after the impact of the pandemic on the budget.

As such, the only way the Lyon forward would come is if the French team were open to a swap deal, as Barcelona thinks they don’t have enough money to buy him through cash only, according to a new report.

The loss of Luis Suárez to Atlético Madrid has left Barcelona with a potential opening in the starting XI, one that could be filled by Depay. He is not a pure #9 but in Ronald Koeman’s system that might be a good thing.

There is the possibility that Samuel Umtiti could…