Memphis Depay set for Barcelona stay

Dutch worldwide striker Memphis Depay is about to remain at Barcelona regardless of rumors linking him with a transfer in the summertime.

There had been studies that Barca was contemplating promoting the previous Man United man with a purpose to scale back their wage invoice however it appears there isn’t a membership keen to take him together with his present wages proving to be a hassle for his suitors.

In response to SPORT, the sporting workers on the membership see the striker as a invaluable member of the crew and want to hold him round regardless of stress to fund a few of their strikes together with Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich who may very well be a substitute for Depay.

Depay joined Barça solely final summer time, arriving on a free switch after his contract with Olympique Lyon had run out. The 28-year-old loved a fantastic begin to life in Catalonia, scoring some vital objectives earlier than an harm in early December derailed his marketing campaign.

The harm noticed him return to motion in March at a time when Barca had signed Ferran Torres and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who had been each now forward of him within the pecking order.

Arsenal are one of many golf equipment to have proven curiosity within the participant however it appears Barcelona has modified their place within the participant as they battle to fund their targets and would love Depay to remain and add depth to their strikeforce.

The 28-year-old has impressed on nationwide crew obligation this month and scored the successful objective in stoppage time because the Oranje beat Wales 3-2 on Tuesday evening. Within the course of, he took his tally for the Netherlands to 42 objectives, changing into their second all-time main goalscorer, solely behind Robin van Persie.