Barcelona forward has been offered to several clubs, player does not want January exit

According to Ferran Correas of SPORT, Barcelona are keen on offloading Memphis Depay in the January transfer window and the striker has been offered to several clubs, including Newcastle United. However, the Dutchman wants to leave as a free agent in the summer.

Depay arrived at Camp Nou as a free agent in the summer of 2021 after his contract with Olympique Lyon had expired. The 28-year-old finished his debut season as the club’s top scorer with 12 goals but has been reduced to a bit-part role this season.

Indeed, the renewal of Ousmane Dembele, the signings of Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha and Ansu Fati’s return from injury meant that Depay has been pushed down the pecking order of things under Xavi this term.

That, coupled with an injury, has meant that the Netherlands international has played just three matches this season, scoring one goal.

With the forward out of favour and his contract expiring at the end of the season, Barcelona are open to offloading him this month so that they can generate some revenue and free up some space on their wage bill as well.

To that end, the report states that Depay has been offered to several clubs over a possible January move. Among the teams that have been provided with a chance to sign the Dutchman are Premier League side Newcastle United.

There has been interest from Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma as well as the forward’s former club Manchester United. Chelsea, too, are understood to have looked at Depay as a possible target as well.

However, a January exit for the former Manchester United seems unlikely at this moment as he does not want to leave Barcelona this month. Instead, Depay wants to move on as a free agent in the summer.