Ronaldo wants Barcelona target De Ligt at Juventus, Semedo told he can leave for €50M and more Barcelona transfer news: 11 June 2019

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Arthur claims he has more freedom with Brazil than Barcelona

Arthur Melo has had a decent start to his Barcelona career, and the fans have accepted him. However, he has not impressed Ernesto Valverde and the manager has opted to leave him on the bench often.

The Brazilian made 44 appearances for the Catalan side last season but has now revealed that he has more freedom playing for his national team than the Spanish club. He said:

“The main thing is that I play a greater role in the build-up play with Brazil. In the national team I have more freedom to drop deeper and help build up the play, and I think that is the biggest difference in the styles.

“Tite (the Brazil Coach) gives me more freedom to do this and look for the ball in deeper areas - that is [the] freedom I do not get at Barcelona. At Barcelona, I am tasked with building up more in the attack and have less freedom.”

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Ronaldo wants De Ligt at Juventus

Matthijs de Ligt is a top target for Barcelona, but Juventus are not giving up their pursuit. The Serie A side are keen on signing him this summer, and Cristiano Ronaldo has tried his luck as well.

The former Real Madrid superstar faced De Ligt last night in the UEFA Nations League final and after the match, asked him to join Juve. The Ajax captain revealed the same, saying:

“Ronaldo asked me to go to Juventus. I was surprised by his request, which is why I laughed. I didn't understand him at first.”

“I'm going on holidays now. I'm going to think about what's best for me and then I'll decide. It's important for a young player to play, that's the only thing I'm sure of.”

Barcelona star told he can leave for €50M

FC Barcelona v Boca Juniors - Joan Gamper Trophy

Nelson Semedo has been informed that he can leave Barcelona this summer. However, any club that wishes to sign him must pay at least €50 million.

The Portuguese right-back is reportedly keen on leaving Camp Nou this summer. Reports suggest that the €35 million signing from Benfica is not happy with the amount of pressure at the club and is not willing to handle it week in and week out.

Semedo has not impressed at the Camp Nou, and Ernesto Valverde has often preferred to use Sergi Roberto in his place. The midfielder who was turned into a right-back under Luis Enrique has been doing a lot better than the former Benfica man.

Previous reports suggested that Atletico Madrid are looking to sign Semedo this summer and that Barcelona are happy to sell him to the Madrid side.

Lionel Messi wants 5 players sold

Barcelona v Real Madrid - La Liga

Lionel Messi is keen on improving the squad at Barcelona and has reportedly asked the board to make some changes. The Catalan side have signed Frenkie De Jong from Ajax and are reportedly in talks to sign his teammate Matthijs De Ligt too.

However, to make further improvements to the squad, they need to sell the deadwood at the club. The board are keen on raising funds before making new signings in order to balance the books.

According to a report in Spain, Messi wants 5 Barcelona players sold in the summer. He has named Malcom, Rafinha, Denis Suárez, André Gomes and Ivan Rakitic as the players he does not wish to play with at Camp Nou next season.

Ernesto Valverde is also said to be in agreement with the list but has doubts on the sale of Ivan Rakitic.