Barcelona continues to hope for the arrival of Memphis Depay. However, if no deal is concluded with Olymqique Lyon during the winter transfer period, another Dutch attacker comes into the picture. According to Mundo Deportivo Donyell Malen is regarded as an alternative to Depay. The PSV striker already worked with Ronald Koeman, the current coach of Barcelona at the Dutch national team.

Malen has so far scored five goals and two assists on behalf of PSV this football year. His contract in Eindhoven will run until the summer of 2024. According to the aforementioned newspaper, Barcelona has no problems with Malen being only 21 years old and still relatively inexperienced at the highest level. The PSV player has previously been associated with the Catalan superpower in the Spanish media, while Real Madrid has also been mentioned as a possible new employer. It is not known what amount, if any, Barcelona is willing to deposit for Malen.

For now, Depay is still the most important option for Barcelona. The star player of Olympique Lyon seemed to be on his way to the Camp Nou in the last transfer period. A personal agreement would even have been reached between both parties, while there was talk of a transfer fee of 25 million euros. However, Koeman was unable to greet Depay on the Catalans’ training field. The Orange-international can make the transfer at the end of the season, as his contract in France will then expire.

Barcelona has been looking for attacking reinforcements for some time, especially after Luis Suárez’s departure to Atlético Madrid. In addition to Depay, Lautaro Martínez has already been linked with a transfer to the superpower from LaLiga. However, Koeman seems to have pinned his hopes on Depay. “He is strong, dynamic, and can play in the striker as well as from the left. Of course I spoke to him about my ideas beforehand. In principle everything was ready, but the rules of La Liga knew that we had to be a player first. sell it, ”said Koeman recently in conversation with it Algemeen Dagblad.