€28 million-rated Barcelona star gives green light to leave club amid ‘interesting’ offers

Franck Kessie is one of the long list of players in contention to leave Barcelona in the coming summer.

Although the former AC Milan starlet has enjoyed a significantly better campaign in the second half of the season, he is still running the risk of being offloaded, as part of Barcelona’s plan to reduce the overall salary mass of the squad.

According to a recent report from Diario AS, Kessie has, in fact, given Barcelona the go-ahead to leave the club ahead of the new season. The club have received interesting offers for the Ivorian and would strongly consider the proposals in the coming weeks.

This comes shortly after Kessie’s agent had reportedly denied rumours that suggested how the player has given the green light to leave the club.

Nevertheless, Barcelona have been actively involved in their bid to offload the midfielder over the past few months. Kessie’s departure, after all, could go a long way in freeing up more space in the midfield unit, allowing them to sign new players in the market.

After missing out on Lionel Messi, Barça have changed their priorities in the market and are looking to add more depth to the squad. They have successfully registered the contract of Gavi, but the club still require considerable reinforcements in the middle of the park.

Especially if Kessie leaves the club, Barcelona would require a new midfielder that can operate as a long-term replacement for Sergio Busquets. Ilkay Gundogan has emerged as a target, but there are doubts about whether the German will want to leave Etihad this summer.

Gundogan’s contract at Man City expires at the end of the season, but with Man City keen on renewing his contract, Barcelona must sanction Kessie’s sale as soon as possible and plan a comprehensive approach to sign the German international ahead of the new season.

Player valuation in title obtained from transfermarkt.com on date of publication.