Barcelona President confirms talks with agent of Napoli midfielder Lobotka | OneFootball

Barcelona President Joan Laporta has recently confirmed that the club have been in contact with the representative of Napoli midfielder Stanislav Lobotka, adding to the recent comments made by the agent himself.

Branislav Jarusek, Lobotka’s agent, recently confirmed that he has spoken to Barca director Deco and coach Xavi over a potential switch from Campania to Catalonia.

Barcelona President Laporta, has since confirmed the club’s interest in signing the 2022-23 Scudetto winner from Napoli.

“We talked about it with Deco, Barcelona would like to take him, but a lot of other things need to happen first,” Laporta warned in an interview with Mundo Deportivo, reported via TMW.

Earlier this week, Jarusek revealed: “He (Lobotka) is 30, so if he gets an irresistible offer, we’ll discuss it with the club.”

Lobotka’s agent also claimed that the Partenopei midfielder had received lucrative contract offers from Saudi Arabia in January, but his desire is to stay in Europe and play in the Champions League.

Lobotka, who joined Napoli from LaLiga side Celta Vigo in 2020, has a contract in Naples until the summer of 2027, although Napoli do still have an option to extend that deal by a further year.