Barcelona ready to spill €90 million on two new forwards

With the summer transfer window in Spain officially open, Barcelona are ready to ramp up their efforts to bring new faces into the club.

The activation of the first economic lever has brought in funds of over €200 million to help the club. President Joan Laporta is already working another deal to sell 15% of their TV rights to generate another €400 million in revenue before the pre-season tour to the United States.

It should make the Blaugrana’s life so much easier in their pursuit of their top targets this summer. And plans are already in place for the club to utilise these funds to bring in the players of their liking.

As reported by Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona plan to spend €50 million to sign Raphinha from Leeds United. This claim contradicts reports from Friday night when Gerard Romero stated that Barça have agreed a €60 million deal with Leeds United for the Brazilian forward.

But MD insists that Barcelona wish to pay €50 million for Raphinha, which would be €25 million short of what Chelsea have offered to the Whites for the services of the winger.

Another report by the Spanish publication reports that Barça have offered €40 million to sign Robert Lewandowski for Bayern Munich and are optimistic that the sum would be enough for them to land their man.

It is claimed that despite claims of a €60 million demand from Bayern in the German media, the fee is deemed as exorbitant by Barcelona due to the time left on Lewandowski’s contract. Furthermore, the striker’s camp also believe that €40 million should be enough for the deal to go through.

So, as things stand, Barcelona would be planning to splash a sum of €90 million on the two forwards as they look to reshape their attacking unit ahead of the upcoming campaign.