Rumors of his departure increase: Memphis Depay absent in Barcelona training

This Wednesday, the training sessions of the Barcelona They had a surprising absentee. Memphis DePay did not attend the sessions of the day with a view to the match against AD Ceuta for the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey. According to Spanish media, Xavi Hernández would be furious with the striker’s attitude.

In the midst of rumors of his possible departure from the Blaugrana team for Atlético de Madrid, Depay would be accelerating this transaction in a drastic way: declaring himself in absentia.

On the other hand, the ‘culé’ board would not let the Dutchman leave if this does not imply an economic benefit (an estimated payment of 5 to 7 million euros) or football (an exchange of chips for the Belgian Yannick Carrasco).

The FC Barcelona coach, however, had to respond to the media about this inconvenience. Xavi was calm and cautious with his statements. “Of Memphis I don’t have any news. He is professional and I am delighted with him. He is a good locker room player. In principle, I count on him for everything,” he said.

When asked about Memphis’s intentions to leave the club, the Spanish coach assured that he was not clear about the player’s intentions, but that he will talk to him about it. “Whether he wants to leave or not. It is not an easy situation for him. From here to whether he wants to leave or not, I don’t know. I will discuss it with him ”, he finished.