Nothing is free: the great sacrifice that Barcelona will have to...

Installed in the ranks of the Oympique de Lyon for several years, Memphis Depay knew how to make a place among the main athletes of the Netherlands National Team. There, working together with his colleagues, he also had the opportunity to cross paths with Ronald Koeman.

Time passed, and the Dutch coach had a unique opportunity to make history on the substitute benches: without even hesitating, the coach accepted Barcelona’s offer and became the new captain of the Blaugrana bench.

Focused on getting the Spanish League team out of the sports crisis that has affected it for some time, Koeman, in addition to communicating to several ‘sacred cows’ that would not be taken into account for the start of the 2020/2021 season, also He expressed his desire to have some specific signings to reinforce his squad.

Although Ronald put Depay as one of the main players to be hired, the truth is that finally the arrival of the attacker could not finish coordinating. The transfer market closed, and Koeman was left with the desire to return to work with one of the most prominent stars in Ligue 1.

This Friday, as reported by different portals of the Old Continent, Barcelona and Olympique de Lyon would finally have reached an agreement for the transfer to be formalized definitively in January. Despite the fact that the arrangement has already been conceived, the Blaugrana club will have to make a great sacrifice for Memphis to reach Spain: if it wants to open the doors to the Dutch, the institution will have to lighten the number of protagonists of the professional squad – in addition to expenses that it produces-.