The Barcelona club does not stop. After renewing Umtiti to make way free for the inscription of Ferran Torres, he continues moving backstage in the market to continue undertaking this remodeling of the squad turned into a Sudoku game due to the Financial Fair Play restrictions it has to face.
Marcelo Bechler, the journalist who announced the signing of Neymar by PSG, has dropped the bomb: after Morata, Xavi Hernández thinks of Oscar dos Santos. The Brazilian, who will start his fifth season in China (Shanghai Port) despite being 30 years old, would come to occupy the role of Coutinho, on loan to Aston Villa. In the Blaugrana sports management, in constant direct line with the coach, like his experience, technical quality and offensive potential. An exchange of stickers that for the moment presents obstacles, as evidenced by the first contacts, at the beginning of the year.
The information: Barça sought Oscar to replace Philippe Coutinho.
Brazilian, with arrival in the area, good age (30 years) and with experience.
However, the club’s economic situation only allows for virtually no-cost operation. Contract with the Chinese runs until 2024. https://t.co/o6uIgzEoJa
— Marcelo Bechler (@marcelobechler) January 10, 2022
With a contract until 2024, Mateu Alemany would have to go back to making bobbin lace in another highly complex financial operation, and, at the very least, surprising. The economic context culé would only open the doors of his signing with the key of his arrival at zero cost. Something that, except for assignment, seems complicated. All this without talking about salary. Following the salary cap imposed by the Chinese Football Federation, his salary was reduced from 24 million euros net to 2.5. Although surely, complemented by large extra bonuses. Another puzzle for the Barça football director.
Oscar, the first of the Chinese golden boom
The Brazilian, in a groundbreaking movement at the time, set the trend. A fundamental piece in Mourinho’s Chelsea champion of the Premier League and undisputed international for Brazil, he fell into temptation in the winter market of 2016. He traded his European pedigree for overflowing Chinese gold, taking advantage of the boom golden football of the Asian country a few years ago.
In fact, it inaugurated that Europe-China route, which was followed by other renowned players such as Hulk, James Rodríguez, Alex Teixeira, Ramires, Carrasco, Gervinho or Graziano Pellé, and it is still the most expensive signing in the history of China (60 million euros). euros) and one of the stars of the Super League. In 170 games, he has scored 50 goals and distributed 93 assists. A mass idol who even volunteered to play for the Asian team, if the rules changed.