Barcelona, Spain, decided to back down from the contract with Canadian Jonathan David, the first team soccer striker of the French club Lille, in the next summer Mercato.
Jonathan David is scheduled to become free at the end of the current season 2024-2025, when his contract with his club Lille ends.
Several French press reports indicate that David has informed his club administration that he did not want to renew his contract and agree to leave for free next summer.
There are many clubs that seek to contract with Jonathan David for free, on top of them; Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Inter Milan and Juventus.
The reason for Barcelona’s retreat from the inclusion of David
According to the Catalan newspaper “Sport”, Barcelona decided to back down from the inclusion of Jonathan David next summer, for several technical and economic reasons.
The newspaper pointed out that the technical staff of the Barcelona team, led by Hans Felk, believes that a striker David needs spaces to appear and create a risk on the opponents’ goal, which contradicts the team’s playing style.
The newspaper continued that David will cost Barcelona officials of large sums of money exceeding 60 million euros; It includes his annual salary, commissions and rewards for the player and his agents.
On the other hand, the Spanish club Barcelona decided to renew the contract of Robert Lewandowski for an additional season, with a focus on including two backs next summer, which was reported by the Catalan newspaper “Sport”, in a previous report.
