Manager of Serie A giants asks club to sign Barcelona midfield flop – report

With just two days left for the transfer window to close, time is running out fast for Barcelona to offload their unwanted players. At the top of that list is midfielder Miralem Pjanic.

Signed from Juventus last summer, the 31-year-old has had a forgettable year in Catalonia. Both the player and the club are keen on a parting of ways but have not been able to find a suitable destination as of yet.

A move to former club Juventus had been mooted for most of the month, but those rumours cooled down after the Bianconeri brought in Manuel Locatelli from US Sassuolo. However, if a report from SPORT is to be believed, there may still be a chance of this move happening.

The report claims that Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has asked the club hierarchy to launch a move for Pjanic after the team fell to a shock 1-0 defeat to newly-promoted Empoli on Saturday night.

Pjanic, as it is well-known at this point, is keen on returning to Juventus. To that end, the former AS Roma midfielder has been rejecting other offers that have come for him so far. A deal would be close to completion if the Serie A bigwigs accept to season-long loan deal extendable by another season.

With Allegri now asking the club to speed things up, a resolution could be reached soon. Barcelona are hoping that the Bianconeri pick up the entire wages of Pjanic, which should not be a problem for them after Cristiano Ronaldo’s exit.

Pjanic has given his old club time till Monday to sort things out. If an agreement is not finalised by then, the 31-year-old will likely choose from the other offers that he already has, most likely one outside of Italy, the report adds.

Pjanic has been, quite surprisingly, named in the Barcelona squad for the game against Getafe later today. However, it is highly improbable that he will feature as the Catalans would not want to risk him getting injured ahead of a potential move before the transfer window closes.