Player exchange deal touted between Barcelona & Juventus | OneFootball

Murmurs surrounding what would come as a surprise swap deal between Barcelona and Juventus have surfaced in the Spanish media over the last 24 hours.

This comes amid the understanding that the former boast a long-time interest in the services of Bianconeri talent Kenan Yildiz.

Youngster Yildiz, for his part, is fresh off turning heads across the football landscape, courtesy of his performances at the Club World Cup.

En route to Juventus being sent packing from the competition in the round-of-16 by Real Madrid, the Turkish international lit up the USA, notching five direct goal contributions in four appearances.

Such efforts are said to have piqued the attentions of a whole host of Europe’s top clubs.

And as alluded to above, early this week, as much has given rise to chatter surrounding what would come as nothing short of a shock player exchange between Juve, and Barcelona.

As revealed by Spanish journalist Albert Fernández, Barca actually came close to signing Yildiz back in 2022, during his time on the books of Bayern Munich.

And the Blaugrana have not lost sight of the 20-year-old in the years since…

Aware that Juventus would no doubt demand a massive sum to part with their crown jewel, the idea of a swap deal involving Yildiz and Ronald Araújo – whom the Italian club moved for in January – has been touted.

Conor Laird – GSFN