During the previous season, Kessie struggled to establish himself in Xavi Hernandez’s side, and with the recent acquisition of Ilkay Gundogan from Manchester City, his position in the team has been further marginalized.
Adding to the situation, Barcelona is in need of significant sales this summer, making Kessie a likely candidate for departure. Sport reports that the club has set a price tag of €15 million on the Ivorian player. This has garnered interest from Juventus over the past couple of weeks, as well as from clubs in Saudi Arabia.
For Barcelona, signing Kessie on a free transfer last summer appears to have been a shrewd business move, which has been somewhat uncommon in recent years for the club. Whether any potential suitors will be willing to meet the asking price remains to be seen.
On Friday, Barcelona officially presented their latest signing, veteran Oriol Romeu as he joined the Spanish giants training for a second day in Los Angeles.
The veteran, tapped to fill the midfield void a left by Sergio Busquets’s departure for Major League Soccer‘s Inter Miami, returns from Girona to the club where he launched a career that has also taken him to Chelsea, Valencia, Stuttgart and Southampton.Romeu left Barcelona 12 years ago, in part because Busquets, another youngster from the youth academy but a little more than three years older than Romeu, was establishing himself as a midfielder who would go on to become one of the best playmakers in Spanish soccer.FAQs
Q1. Who is Franck Kessie?
A1. Franck Kessie is FC Barcelona midfielder. He joined FC Barcelona from AC Milan.
Q2. Is Franck Kessie leaving Barcelona?
A2. Barcelona is in need of significant sales this summer, making Kessie a likely candidate for departure. Sport reports that the club has set a price tag of €15 million on the Ivorian player. This has garnered interest from Juventus over the past couple of weeks, as well as from clubs in Saudi Arabia.
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