Barcelona summer signing wants to continue at the club amid exit speculations

Franck Kessie’s future at Barcelona has been a hot topic in the media recently. The 25-year-old Ivorian has struggled to adapt at the club since arriving in the summer and has found game-time hard to come by as a result.

With Barcelona in dire straits with regard to the Financial Fair Play, sales are essential for them in January in order to be able to sign new players. While Memphis Depay seems like a certainty to leave, Kessie’s name is also being mentioned as a possible candidate to leave.

The 25-year-old’s agent has constantly declined that he is looking to leave, but on Monday there was a meeting between the club officials and Kessie’s representative to assess his situation.

Soon after, reports emerged that two clubs in Italy and one more in England were showing an interest in signing Kessie in January.

However, according to a fresh update from AS, the Ivory Coast international is keen to stay put and continue at Barcelona even though the possibility of sale interests the club at this moment.

A top player for AC Milan, Kessie played a key role in the Rossoneri’s Serie A title triumph last season before making his way to Barcelona as a free agent in the summer.

But, the intense competition for places and the initial adaptation period has meant that the former Atalanta ace has been unable to make the kind of impact expected.

Inter Milan are being heavily linked with a move for the midfielder, while recent reports are also suggesting that Tottenham Hotspur could be a candidate to sign him up.

However, as things stand, Kessie does not seem interested in leaving Barcelona and is looking forward to continuing at Spotify Camp Nou. Whether that stance changes in the coming weeks as we approach the January window remains to be seen.