Barcelona previously leaked the arrival of Sergio Aguero and Eric García early and seems to do the same with Memphis Depay on Saturday. The Depay home shirt has already been put up for sale in Barça’s official online store. Fans could purchase the shirt of the the Dutch striker, who may already have arrived, for a short time for 160 euros.
Shortly after Depay’s shirt was discovered in the Barcelona webshop, the website went offline for some time for maintenance. It looks like a mistake by the Spanish top club, but it could also be a strategic move to generate more attention for the upcoming transfer, especially as Aguero and Garcia were also recently announced ‘accidentally’. In addition, the shirt offered by Depay was from last season, in which the the Dutch striker will never play.
The switch from Depay to Barcelona will soon be completed, as we knew Mundo Deportivo in its Saturday edition. ‘Depay + Cerca’, headlined the sports newspaper, meaning that Depay’s arrival is close. Depay has waited to see whether Ronald Koeman would remain the coach of Barcelona. The moment President Joan Laporta announced that the Dutch coach will also be at the helm next season, Depay immediately instructed his new representatives to smooth out the last folds in the contract negotiations. The the Dutch striker will probably sign for three years.
The arrival of Aguero was unexpectedly announced by Barcelona via the club channel, which reported in the programming that the official presentation of the Argentine attacker was scheduled for Monday, May 31 at 6.15 pm. With this, the club was somewhat ahead of the facts, but shortly afterwards the transfer was also officially confirmed with a press release on the website.
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