Free next summer, Jonathan David has appealed to FC Barcelona. But to make his dream come true, the LOSC striker is demanding a total of 80 million euros from the Catalan club. Enough to raise some questions at Barça.
Lille does not admit defeat. As Jonathan David nears the end of his contract, President Olivier Létang has sent him an extension offer. The 24-year-old striker has not yet responded to his superior's proposal and seems more likely to be moving towards a free departure next summer. It must be said that the Canadian international has no shortage of requests. Several major Europeans would be ready to welcome him. But for his part, Jonathan David dreams of Barça.
« Barcelona has always been the team I supported during my childhoodrevealed the Lille native to The Athletic this week. When you grow up supporting a team, you dream of playing for them. » His statement obviously did not go unnoticed in Catalonia. Especially since Barça has been monitoring its situation for several months. However, it is not certain that the Blaugrana will pounce on Jonathan David, warns the daily Sport. To begin with, FC Barcelona learned that the operation would cost a total of 80 million euros between salary over four years, signing bonus and commissions.
Barcelona have doubts about David
It would be a significant investment for a club that is still financially fragile. Barça, whose leaders are not all convinced by the relevance of this avenue, has not started any serious negotiations for the LOSC scorer whose profile raises some doubts. Indeed, the Catalans wonder if Jonathan David will show the same effectiveness against the low defenses encountered by Barça. In addition, given that the holder Robert Lewandowski will extend, a rookie at the forefront would come as an understudy. Not sure that Barça wants to bet big on a replacement. The priority rather concerns the left winger position.
