DBasia.news – The 2019 summer transfer window has ended in Europe. There is an interesting new fact revealed from it, namely Barcelona’s intention in recruiting Lucas Moura from Tottenham Hotspur.
As is known, the La Liga defending champion has indeed become one of the clubs that are actively adding to their ammunition, there were four players who were successfully brought to Camp Nou, including Antoine Griezmann, Frenkie de Jong, Neto, and Junior Firpo.
Now a surprising fact has revealed, according to the Daily Mail report, Barca also had tried to bringin Lucas Moura from Spurs, but failed as they were reluctant to spend 45 million pounds or around 50 million euros that have been set by the London club.
It does not seem surprising that the Blaugrana wanted to bring in the player who had also defended Paris Saint-Germain, after choosing to try his luck in England in 2018, Lucas Moura’s performance was quite consistent, the Brazilian player also became a victory determinant for the team several times, including when they defeated Ajax in the Champions League semifinals last season.
The 27-year-old player is not the first player to be canceled off to Camp Nou in the transfer market this time, previously, Barcelona also failed to repatriate Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain.
Barca’s hopes to try to bring in Lucas Moura again in the 2020 January summer transfer market will also seem difficult to realize, as the player is also still bound by a long-term contract until 2024.