Barcelona Face Financial Issues In Chase For Inter Milan Linked Striker | OneFootball

Barcelona could withdraw from the race to sign Inter Milan target Jonathan David due to the costs involved.

This according to Spanish outlet Sport, via FCInterNews. They anticipate that the Canadian’s signing would cost a total of €80 million or so between wages, sign-on bonus, and commissions.

Canadian international striker David is one player who looks set to be a major free transfer opportunity during the upcoming summer transfer window.

As things stand, the 24-year-old is only under contract with Lille for a few more months.

David’s deal with Lille runs out at the end of next June.

And considering David’s goal record in Ligue 1 as well as his Champions League and international experience, there is no shortage of interest in taking advantage of his situation.

Reportedly a lot of the interest in David’s signature centres around Serie A.

Inter and Juventus look to be among the biggest candidates to sign the former Gent striker.

In the case of the Nerazzurri, the interest is hardly surprising. They have already signed the likes of Hakan Calhanoglu, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Andre Onana, and Marcus Thuram on free transfers among others.

Inter President Beppe Marotta has spoken about the importance of free transfers to his club’s strategy

This summer alone, Inter signed Mehdi Taremi and Piotr Zielinski on free transfers.

Barcelona Face Financial Difficulties In Signing Inter Target Jonathan David

It is hardly just Inter who are keen to sign David.

Juventus are reportedly big admirers of the Canadian international. They could move for him particularly if Dusan Vlahovic is to head for the exit door next summer.

Meanwhile, AC Milan also reportedly have David on their radar. And even Bayern Munich are also ready to join the race, which also includes Premier League clubs.

Then, La Liga leaders Barcelona are also very interested in signing David. That’s no secret.

But the fact remains that the Blaugranas must make financial considerations, given the situation that they are in.

On the one hand, signing a player like David without a transfer fee would be an enticing prospect for Barcelona.

However, even without a transfer fee, the total costs of a deal would not be low.

There would be the matter of a sign-on bonus for the Canadian international. And then the agent fees and commissions.

Lastly, David is demanding a four-year contract, Sport confirms. And his wage demands are hardly low.

Therefore, Sport estimates, signing David would require a total gross expenditure of around €80 million.

And this could be enough to put Barcelona off, reports the Spanish outlet.