Arguably the biggest ongoing story in football right now is the dire financial situation Barcelona find themselves in – things are a total mess in Catalonia.
Barcelona are practically giving players away.
Junior Firpo – who cost £27.5m – was sold to Leeds for £12.8m, while the Spanish giants couldn’t even afford to keep Lionel Messi of all players.
Now, another talent could be leaving the Camp Nou – Ilaix Moriba.
Who wants Ilaix Moriba?
The question should be who doesn’t want Moriba.
90min believe Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, West Ham, Leicester, Wolves and Everton are all keen on the 18-year-old.
Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool are believed to have spoken to the teenager’s representatives.
Moriba’s contract expires next summer, and Barcelona have offered him fresh terms – he currently has a market value of €25m (£21.3m).
However, as SPORT claim, the wonderkid has been demoted to Barcelona B after refusing the club’s contract offer.
Who does Ilaix Moriba play like?
Whoever lands Moriba out of the aforementioned ten Premier League clubs will be getting a true gem.
The Spaniard has been likened to both Paul Pogba and Yaya Toure, as well as Barcelona legend Sergio Busquets.
In fact, SPORT described him as a mixture of all three, in what is a huge compliment to the La Masia graduate.
If he can enjoy even a fraction of the success previous La Masia graduates such as Xavi and Andres Iniesta experienced, Moriba will have a fine career.
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