Inter Milan midfielder willing to join Barcelona, swap deal still a possibility – report

Barcelona have had a busy week in the transfer market lately, with all the spotlight on Memphis Depay. The Dutchman is close to joining Atletico Madrid and the move could be made official in the coming hours.

In addition to sanctioning the sale of Depay, though, Barça are actively looking to sign at least one new player. Marcelo Brozovic, to that end, has emerged as one of the priority targets, with the club reportedly in talks with Inter Milan over a swap deal involving him and Franck Kessie.

The Italian media has claimed that Brozovic has no intention to join Barcelona in this January transfer window. But according to Gerard Romero, the situation is quite the opposite.

The Croatian international is willing to move to Camp Nou in January, as he looks to take the next step in his career after years of service at Inter Milan. The midfielder has indeed featured in over 300 competitive matches for the club and has won 82 caps for the Croatian national team.

Brozovic’s desire to join Barcelona in January could serve as a major boost for Barcelona as they look to add more quality to the midfield unit.

While the swap deal is highly dependent on the will of Kessie as well, Romero reports that Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has a meeting with the Ivorian international in the next few hours. The two parties are expected to discuss his future at the club.

Kessie has reportedly maintained a firm stance of staying put at Barcelona despite his lack of game-time at the club. The former AC Milan starlet still harbours hope of succeeding at Camp Nou and is willing to pass off his failure as first-season blues.

In case his stance changes, the swap deal involving Brozovic and Kessie could go through, adds Romero.

With Inter Milan keen on his signing and Barcelona also open to the deal, it will be interesting to see whether Kessie changes his mind and joins the direct rivals of his former club AC Milan, paving the way for Brozovic to arrive at Camp Nou.