Barcelona offered three swap options by Inter Milan for Liverpool, Tottenham target

It is well-established by this point that Barcelona are actively trying to sell Franck Kessie this summer, just a year after he joined the club as a free agent.

The 26-year-old midfielder did not have the easiest debut season in Catalonia as competition for places in the centre of the park meant that most of his appearances came off the bench. But he did make some valuable contributions along the way.

However, with generating cash and lowering the wage bill being the need of the hour, Kessie is among the expendable players at Can Barça and efforts are being made to move him at the earliest possible.

As was the case back in January, Inter Milan are once again the most strongly interested club in securing Kessie’s services. It must also be noted that the 26-year-old has admirers in the Premier League in the form of Liverpool and Tottenham.

However, according to SPORT, Inter are not in a position to spend much money on his signing and are thus again studying the possibility of player swaps with the Blaugrana.

The report suggests that Barça, for their part, would prefer an outright sale for a minimum fee of €35 million. However, the Nerazzurri are not in a position to spend that much amount on his signing and have instead offered multiple swap options to the Catalan giants.

One of the options offered is forward Joaquin Correa. With Barcelona on the lookout for attacking reinforcements as well, the Argentine international has been presented as a candidate to swap Kessie with, but the Catalans have rejected it.

The next name that has been put forth is that of Denzel Dumfries. It is no secret that the Blaugrana need a new right-back, but they do not consider the Dutchman’s signing as they believe his profile is ‘too attacking’ and have thus rejected that option as well.

Finally, if no other agreement can be reached, Inter and Barcelona could turn to the Marcelo Brozovic option something that was heavily discussed during the winter. However, the Croatian is not a priority target right now with the club focusing on other midfielders. So, a deal could be complicated.

Barcelona are hoping that the Premier League clubs, Liverpool or Tottenham, come up with a sizeable offer for Kessie. While the latter are said to be better positioned, the lack of European football on offer could become a hindrance.

The La Liga champions would ideally wish to close Kessie’s departure in the next three weeks or so. Once Inter Milan’s UEFA Champions League final is done, fresh talks are expected to take place, where his fate could be decided.