Barcelona demanded €7 million for exit-linked attacker, proposal rejected by Atletico

On his last six months of contract now, Memphis Depay can legally negotiate with clubs directly and sign a pre-agreement. However, the Dutchman has apparently agreed to leave the club in January itself, with Barcelona hoping to earn some profit from his departure.

Atletico Madrid are said to be one of the interested parties, but are financially strapped. They are trying to sign Memphis to replace Joao Felix, but have not been able to see eye-to-eye with Barcelona over the transfer cost.

GOL has reported that Barcelona were seeking €7 million for Memphis. Atletico turned down this proposal, though.

They also rejected any advances for Yannick Carrasco, who is a key part of Simeone’s plans for the future.

Atletico had offered Thomas Lemar in exchange for the 28-year-old, but Barcelona are only interested in signing a direct replacement as part of a swap deal.

With Inter Milan reportedly out of the race, Barcelona must try to reach an agreement with Atletico as soon as possible. Otherwise, Memphis is likely to get stranded at the club for two transfer windows running.