Three La Liga teams interested in signing €2.5 million Barcelona ace

According to a report from Toni Juanmarti, Ali Dursun, the agent of Frenkie de Jong, was in Barcelona yesterday.

But the subject of the meeting with the Barça representatives was not de Jong. In fact, the two parties had held a discussion about the future of Martin Braithwaite, who has found himself at the end of the pecking order and has no prospects at the club.

Barcelona have been looking to offload Braithwaite throughout the course of the past two months. But their attempts have not been successful, with the player having been keen on remaining at Camp Nou.

The striker feels he has been treated unfairly despite his best efforts. As such, he was not too keen on leaving Barcelona, although that has changed recently.

Indeed, Barcelona and Braithwaite are close to reaching an agreement over the termination of his contract, with the 31-year-old set to receive a €2.5 million payout as part of the arrangement.

And, according to Juanmarti, Braithwaite does not have any shortage of suitors this summer. The Spanish journalist suggests the striker is courted by several La Liga clubs in this final week of the summer transfer window.

The clubs in question are RCD Mallorca, Real Sociedad and Barça’s local rivals, Espanyol. The three La Liga outfits are actively looking for the Barcelona frontman, who is rated highly due to his wealth of experience in not just La Liga but European football in general.

Juanmarti adds that Hasan Cetinkaya, who is a partner of Dursun, has stayed back in Barcelona, perhaps in order to help Braithwaite find a suitor late in the transfer market. At this point in time, though, it is hard to predict what the future holds for Braithwaite.

However, he looks all set to depart Barcelona, which should clear up around €3 million on the club’s wage bill, which could help them register any new signing.