Barcelona outcast open to staying at club if a convincing offer does not arrive – report

A recent update regarding the future of Barcelona defender Clement Lenglet claims that the centre-back would not mind staying at the club next season if an offer that suits his wishes does not come.

According to Mundo Deportivo, the French defender is expected to join the pre-season on July 10 despite the fact that the team is looking to offload him in the summer. Right now, the player is very calm about the situation and will not hesitate to stay if there are no lucrative offers.

It must be remembered that Lenglet spent the 2022/23 season on loan at Tottenham Hotspur. Given his performances, the Premier League side are looking to get him on a permanent deal but the two teams are yet to agree on a transfer fee.

We have reported before that Barcelona are looking to coup as much as €15 million for the defender but the Lilywhites are against the idea of paying the amount for an outcast defender. In turn, they have decided to offer Barcelona €10 million with €5 million in potential add-ons.

On the other hand, it is even said that since Tottenham know Lenglet is not in Xavi’s plans and the Blaugrana are desperate to offload him in the summer, they are currently waiting for them to give him the letter of freedom, as they did with Samuel Umtiti.

As it turns out, Barcelona are in no mood to let Lenglet go for free. Considering the state of finances, the team from Catalonia will want to get some fee from the transfer, but it is just that they are not finding any buyers apart from Tottenham.

As of today, Barcelona need to continue making space in their wage bill. Veterans like Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets have already left the club and so has Umtiti. Next in the line is expected to be Lenglet, but the fee of the transfer continues to hinder the progress.