Barcelona will save €11 million from the departure of 22-year-old youngster – report

SPORT has claimed that Sergino Dest’s sale this summer will save Barcelona as much as €11 million.

It has been almost two months since Dest returned from his loan spell with Milan and as Barcelona continue to look for ways to comply with the Financial Fair Play regulation, his presence in the current roster continues to haunt the management.

The 22-year-old is said to be on a relatively high token and since his ongoing deal does not end until 2025, a departure in the ongoing transfer window would be extremely beneficial for the club.

In that regard, a saving of €11 million would certainly be a welcome bonus for the team.

Is anyone interested?

Yes! While Dest’s loan tenure with Milan did not go as planned, the former Ajax right-back still has a few admirers.

As such, we have reported before that Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven are said to be in pole position to sign the 22-year-old United States international.

Apart from that, OGC Nice and an unnamed Premier League club have expressed interest too. With only two weeks left in the transfer market, Barcelona are desperately looking for a solution.

Barcelona are set to play their second La Liga game this weekend and they still have not registered a few players due to the salary cap limit. 

Right now, there is a certain degree of optimism within the team that they would register the likes of Marcos Alonso and Inki Pena before time, which makes Dest’s exit even more crucial.

“We’re keeping an eye on the registrations, we’re optimistic. We’ll see if we can register Marcos and Iñaki,” said Xavi in his recent press conference.

At the moment, despite Ronald Araujo’s injury and the lack of a natural right-back, Xavi does not count on Dest which is enough to understand that his exit is certain this summer.