Barcelona signs former AC Milan star Frank Kessie for free
Barcelona has signed Ivorian and former AC Milan midfielder Frank Kessie on a free transfer.
FollowBarcelona confirmed its first summer signing, as the club signed Ivorian international Frank Kessie on a free transfer. Kessie made his name in the Italian Serie A, playing for Atlanta and AC Milan between 2015 and 2021. The 25-year-old Ivorian made Serie A’s team of the season in 2020-21 and left the Rossoneri on a high, winning its first Scudetto since 2011. Kessie added 37 goals and 16 assists from central midfield during his 223 appearances for Milan. Kessie has reportedly been given a €6.5 million per year wage packet and a €500 million release clause. The club is reportedly looking at a free transfer for Andreas Christiansen along with potential bids for Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha.
Frankie De Jong’s situation may become a talking point with a new central midfielder and several transfer targets. However, despite rumours of an exit, Barcelona President Juan Laporta insisted in a recent interview that Barcelona would not sell the Dutch midfielder. “Some clubs want him, not just United. We have no intention of selling him. He wants to stay,” he said.
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Laporta added, “Frenkie is considered one of the best midfielders in the world by all the experts. We are happy to have him. I’m going to do everything I can in my power so that Frenkie stays here, but there’s also a salary issue that would have to be adjusted.”
