So far, Barcelona, from Spain, has made three signings: Denis Suárez and the Frenchmen Umtiti and Lucas Digne. But, in the last hours, the Catalan club has shown a strong interest in signing Luciano Vietto, the Argentine forward who has no place in Atlético de Madrid, and who in the Ciudad Condal emerges as an interesting alternative as a replacement for Luis Suárez when the Uruguayan is not available.
"Vietto takes advantage as the '9'," titled the Catalan newspaper Sport, and Mundo Deportivo expressed the same sentiment. "Barça continues to scan the market in search of a forward who can accompany the trio [Messi-Suárez-Neymar] next season. The list of candidates managed by Robert Fernández's technical secretariat is still extensive, but Vietto is in a preferential position," added Sport.
With few minutes of play in the last season at Atlético de Madrid, Vietto likes the possibility of a change of scenery. However, the 'colchonero' club does not want to completely let go of the player, and also wants to recover at least a good portion of the €20 million that they paid for him a year ago. One option is a loan with option to buy. For now, Jorge Czyterspiller, Vietto's agent, has arrived in Madrid to handle the negotiations that can be carried out on the former Racing forward.