{"id":616226,"date":"2022-08-15T08:36:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T12:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=616226"},"modified":"2022-08-15T12:34:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T16:34:27","slug":"barcelona-memphis-depay-juventus-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/15\/barcelona-memphis-depay-juventus-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabrizio Romano: Barcelona Close to Terminating Deal for 158-Goal Forward Once Called \u2018A Joy to Watch&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/12\/kessie-christensen-barcelona-register-xavi-signings\/\" target=\"_self\">Barcelona<\/a> winger Memphis Depay is really close to securing a verbal agreement to join<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/12\/manchester-united-sergej-milinkovic-savic\/\" target=\"_self\"> Juventus<\/a> before the end of the summer transfer window, confirms <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1558420177968046085?s=20&amp;t=FBywbjcJGFUBm-iHSyzpNQ\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>. The Dutchman is no longer a key player for Xavi&#8217;s side after the arrival of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/30\/robert-lewandowskis-future-bayern-munich\/\" target=\"_self\">Robert Lewandowski<\/a> from Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<h2>Barcelona to Terminate Memphis Depay Contract Once He Agrees Juventus Contract<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Juventus will send official proposal to Memphis Depay in the next few days, as verbal agreement is really close on lenght of contract\/salary. Talks at key stages. \ud83d\udea8\u26aa\ufe0f\u26ab\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Juve?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Juve<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Memphis will terminate his contract with Bar\u00e7a only once agreement with Juve is completed and sealed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V0UJqbvi06\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/V0UJqbvi06<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1558420177968046085?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Depay to Juventus Talks \u2018In Key Stages&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>The Italian giants are really keen on signing the 28-year-old after realizing that he could be available on a free transfer. They are nearing a gentlemen&#8217;s agreement with the winger over the length of his contract with them as well as the salary which he&#8217;ll receive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/12\/barcelona-frenkie-de-jong-decision-imminent\/\" target=\"_self\">Barcelona Expecting Imminent Decision on Frenkie de Jong\u2019s Future<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Juventus are now ready to send in their official, final proposal to Depay in the next few days to push the deal through. Not just the financial aspects, but Massimiliano Allegri also has to convince him about giving him regular playing time this season. Memphis has <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1554524468436951041?s=24&amp;t=ghCHJaZu0arQzQgW5awm1Q\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">decided to only consider top clubs<\/a> for a summer move and is probably intrigued with a move to the Turin side.<\/p>\n<h3>Barcelona to Cancel Depay\u2019s Contract Once He Finds Agreement<\/h3>\n<p>For now, the La Liga side are been patient with the 28-year-old&#8217;s transfer future. He has even been included in their La Liga squad for this campaign as Barcelona do not want to exile him either. But the Spanish side are hoping he can seal an agreement soon with the Italian side.<\/p>\n<p>That will allow them to terminate his contract, but they&#8217;ll take this step only after being assured that Depay&#8217;s contractual agreement with Juventus is fully sealed. With the Blaugrana signing Lewandowski as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/13\/raphinha%e2%80%90nears%e2%80%90fc%e2%80%90barcelona%e2%80%90transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Raphinha<\/a> to bolster their forward line, the 28-year-old Dutchman is no longer considered a key player for them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/12\/chelsea-pierre-emerick-aubemeyang-interest\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea Set to Make Decision on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Signing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite that, Memphis is still a widely appreciated player in Europe. He was called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fotmob.com\/news\/7o2gb7ulvtqf1fts2fe1jv7as-depay-&#039;a-joy-to-watch&#039;,-says-koeman\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">as a &#8216;joy to watch&#8217;<\/a> by ex-Barcelona manager Ronaldo Koeman in the past and has recovered well from a poor stint with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/15\/queens-park-rangers-manchester-united-defender\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> from 2015-2017. The 28-year-old has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.in\/memphis-depay\/leistungsdaten\/spieler\/167850\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">158 goals and 96 assists<\/a> in his career and was Barcelona&#8217;s top scorer with 13 goals last season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona winger Memphis Depay is really close to securing a verbal agreement to join Juventus before the end of the summer transfer window, confirms Fabrizio Romano. The Dutchman is no longer a key player for Xavi&#8217;s side after the arrival of Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich. 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