La Liga champions Barcelona are interested in signing Rafael Leao from AC Milan despite the fact that they are struggling significantly with their finances.
According to Spanish publication Sport, the Blaugrana view Leao as the sort of player who can inject speed into the team and make a difference in big games, something that they seem to have been missing this season.
Barcelona are effectively out of the title race given they are 10 points behind Real Madrid, and they are also out of the Copa del Rey. Xavi will be leaving the club at the end of the season, so it would not be the most attractive proposition for Leao.
Barcelona are aware of that too, so they know it would be an uphill battle to sign a player who has a long time left on his contract.
They would have absolutely no choice but to sell players if they are to fund a move for Leao given he would cost around €100m.
The likes of Ferran Torres, Jules Kounde, Robert Lewandowski and more have all been signed in recent seasons.
The money could be spent elsewhere, with Everton’s Amadou Onana and Bayern Munich’s Leroy Sane also interesting the Blaugrana.
