Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez is still striving to complete the Catalan team’s project with special deals during the upcoming period.
And according to what the Spanish newspaper “AS” reported, the Barcelona club administration is moving towards the average of Naples “Fabian Ruiz” in the upcoming summer transfer season.
And the newspaper confirmed, that the Spanish player is close to signing for Barcelona, with a long-term contract starting from the next season 2022-23.
And the newspaper reported, that Barca officials have been following the Spanish player for a long time, and there is a serious move to include him during the summer of 2022, taking advantage of the expiration of his contract at the “Diego Armando Maradona” stadium, at the end of next season.
The 26-year-old is presenting a distinguished level with his Italian team this season, and he was one of the best men of coach “Luciano Spalletti” in the season that is nearing the end, and he scored last Saturday the winning goal for Napoli over Torino, raising his score to seven goals in total.
The newspaper reported, that Napoli put the player, who cost them 30 million euros in 2018, on the list of players for sale; Since he does not want Ruiz to leave for free, after the expiration of his contract in the summer of 2023.
It is expected that Aurelio de Laurentiis will give up his huge financial demands, as he had previously asked the Barcelona administration last summer 60 million euros to give up his midfielder.