Barcelona have accelerated their pursuit of Franck Kessie eyeing a free transfer when his Milan contract expires, with Mino Raiola and Erling Haaland behind it.
According to CatalunyaRadio (via BarcaUniversal), the signing of Kessie could be key for Barça’s chances to sign Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund in the summer transfer window, when the race to land the Norwegian will really get underway.
The source reports that although Mino Raiola does not officially represent Kessie as his agent, the ‘super-agent’ intervened in the player’s negotiations with Milan over the extension of a contract, from which we can infer that he raised the demands to Paolo Maldini and Ricky Massara leading to the situation stalling.
George Atangana is officially Kessie’s representative but it would not be the first time a big agent has been drafted in to help with a complex negotiation, especially when Europe’s elite clubs are involved in a potential transfer.
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