Franck Kessié and Andreas Christensen are virtually new Barcelona players as Joan Laporta confirmed the Catalans have secured deals to buy a defender and a midfielder.
Laporta spoke to RAC1 about Barcelona’s plans for the future and seemed to confirm the acquisition of the two stars who will move to the Nou Camp as free agents in the summer. The Barcelona President refused to name the players signed by Barcelona but confirmed that two new players would join the club in the summer.
“We have a couple of deals already closed. Their contracts were expiring, so we could negotiate with them,” he said.
“Defence and midfield? Around there, I don’t want to give names.”
Kessié and Christensen’s contracts with Milan and Chelsea expire at the end of the season and both players have not reached an agreement to extend with their clubs.
The Rossoneri reportedly offered Kessié a new €6.5m deal. He rejected the offer, but seems to have agreed on a similar salary in Barcelona. The 25-year-old joined the Rossoneri in 2017 from Atalanta and has played 214 games with the Serie A giants.