Monday, June 7, 2021 at 11:11• Rian Rosendaal

Barcelona are working on a plan B, now that Georginio Wijnaldum seems to have definitively opted for Paris Saint-Germain. according to ASH trainer Ronald Koeman, together with the technical management, is investigating the possibilities of removing Lorenzo Pellegrini from AS Roma. The 24-year-old midfielder is in the Italian capital for another year, which means that Barcelona has to come up with a transfer fee.

Barcelona are reportedly willing to include one or more players in the deal with Pellegrini, although it remains to be seen whether Jose Mourinho is willing to let the midfielder leave for Spain this summer. Pellegrini has been a fixture in the midfield of the Romans for some time and the Italy international, with his country in preparation for the European Championship, finished the 2020/21 season with 11 goals and 9 assists in 47 games. ASH adds that the Roma midfielder is not an absolute top priority for Barcelona and Koeman.

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Pellegrini has recently been mentioned by various English media as a possible replacement for Wijnaldum at Liverpool, although according to Corriere dello Sport there is very little chance that the midfielder will leave Roma behind in the short term. The Italian newspaper describes Pellegrini as an ‘indispensable factor’ in the team that starts the new season in the Serie A under Mourinho’s leadership. He is said to have an escape clause of around €30 million in his contract, which runs until 2022.

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reported on Sunday that Wijnaldum definitively prefers PSG over Barcelona. Wijnaldum has a contract ready in Paris until the summer of 2024, with a salary that is twice what he could earn at Barcelona, ​​Romano added. For a long time, Barcelona seemed to have the best papers to add Wijnaldum to Koeman’s roster. A personal agreement had already been reached on a three-year contract at the Camp Nou and the medical examination had already been planned. However, PSG got involved in the fight for the the Dutch international’s signature and now seems to have definitely won the battle with Barcelona. According to Romano, the Catalans are not planning to make an improved contract proposal to Wijnaldum after all.