Franck Kessié is on the verge of joining Barcelona as a free agent and the details of the Ivorian midfielder’s contract at the Nou Camp have been revealed.
Kessié won’t extend his expiring contract with Milan joining the Catalans on a free transfer in July. He is the third Milan player leaving San Siro at the end of his contract in the last year after Gigio Donnarumma and Hakan Calhanoglu.
Multiple reports in Italy and Spain claim that Kessié has already decided to wear the Blaugrana shirt in 2022-23. According to the report, the midfielder has accepted an offer similar to the one made by Milan a few months ago.
Kessié will earn €6.5m-a-year in Spain for the next four seasons. Milan had offered a similar fee to extend his stay at the club. What has shifted the balance in favour of Barcelona is probably the proposal for the player’s agent.
As per Il Corriere della Sera, Kessié’s representative George Atangana will earn up to €10m from his client’s move to Spain. Kessié has snubbed offers from the Premier League and, according to reports, he was persuaded to join the Catalans by their coach Xaxi who has recently spoken to him