Denis Zakaria hopes to start working for Barcelona next summer, reports Sport. The 24-year-old midfielder has an expiring contract with Borussia Monchengladbach and does not intend to extend it. Zakaria has already turned down some offers and is eager to commit to Barça, it sounds like.
Zakaria is one of the most important players of Gladbach, the club that took him over from Young Boys four years ago for twelve million euros. The Bundesliga club made an attempt to sell the defensive midfielder in the summer, but was unsuccessful. Because Zakaria does not accept Gladbach’s contract offers, a transfer-free departure is in the offing.
According to Sport Zakaria already informed AS Roma that he was not interested, while Juventus also failed to convince him of a switch. The 38-time Swiss international is betting on a transfer to Barcelona, which is looking for transfer-free reinforcements and can also use new players in midfield. The question is whether Barça will actually make a proposal. The Catalans are also associated with Franck Kessié, who can leave AC Milan on a free transfer. Paul Pogba is also mentioned, although the competition for the almost transfer-free midfielder from Manchester United will be enormous.
Recently, Zakaria said goodbye to his agent. The 38-time Swiss international is now being accompanied by a family member, which may be part of the plan to make a transfer-free move. Such a transfer often involves a relatively high amount of signing premium, also for a player’s representative. Zakaria is also on 133 official duels for Mönchengladbach, in which he scored 11 times and provided 8 assists.
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