Barcelona outcast defender has several offers from MLS but wants to stay in Europe

Barcelona are looking to get rid of their unwanted players at the earliest and seem to be making some progress towards that, with Franck Kessie close to joining Al-Ahli while talks are ongoing with Tottenham for Clement Lenglet.

However, things are proving much harder when it comes to the situation of out-of-favour defender Sergino Dest.

The 22-year-old spent the last season away on loan at AC Milan but endured a torrid spell during which he hardly played.

Now back at Barça, the USMNT international was poor during the pre-season friendlies, and as such, there is no place for him in Xavi Hernandez’s plans.

Dest has suitors from the MLS

There has been a lack of interested parties in the former AFC Ajax defender thus far, which has been a major concern for the Blaugrana.

Now, however, according to Ferran Martinez of Mundo Deportivo, Dest has suitors from his homeland in the USA, where MLS clubs are interested in signing him.

But the right-back does not wish to return to the US and prefers to continue in Europe and as such he is prepared to wait until the end of the summer transfer window for an offer that attracts him.

Given the situation, Barcelona are fast losing hope that they can offload Dest permanently and get their desired €10 million fee for him. Instead, the 22-year-old could yet again be loaned out by the La Liga champions.

There has been some talk of the possibility of terminating Dest’s contract outright, but it is seen as a last-resort measure, and the club will continue to search for suitors for the American right-back.