Reports of Atlético Madrid’s Interest

Atlético Madrid have expressed a desire to sign the Barcelona midfielder this summer. According to Spanish newspaper Marca, Atlético Madrid have signed Ivorian player Franck Kessié to sign him this summer, while Barcelona wanted to sell the player.

Barcelona’s Motivation to Sell

Barça’s desire to sell Kessié is connected with the approaching arrival of Elkey Gundogan to the team, to whom the Catalan club must sell some players in order to revive the club’s treasury.

Barcelona’s Asking Price

Barça’s administration has set a price of €35m to drop Kessié and Barça are using Atlético Madrid manager Simeone to sign the Ivorian to replace Koke.

Kessié’s Statistics with Barcelona

Kessié has made 43 appearances for the Blaugrana this season in all competitions, scoring 3 goals and providing the same number of assists.