Barcelona Desperate Conspiracy To Sell Fire In January To Transfer Money To Raheem Sterling With Frenkie De Jong About To Be Fooled

BARCELONA plans a January fire sale to fund Raheem Sterling.

And one player who could have a door at the Nou Camp is the former Manchester City target is Frenkie de Jong.

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New Barca coach Xavi is a huge fan of British hero Sterling – and is keen to bring him to the Catalan giants in the new year.

This week, Barcelona brought in the Brazilian Dani Alves, 38, back at the club – meaning they are currently not allowed to sign any new players due to their financial problems.

As they are, they will struggle to get Sterling, even on loan, given his wages at Man City are £300,000-a-week.

But Barcelona hope the situation will change by the time the transfer window reopens in January.

Director of football Mateu Alemany said: “The fact is that we can sign Xavi and his coaching staff.

“But other than that, there is nothing else we can do right now.

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“We are dealing with a number of different situations.

“And we’ll see if we can create space to still comply with the fair-play regulations.”

Netherlands international De Jong, 24, was the target of Man City manager Pep Guardiola in 2019 when he left Ajax.

But the star-studded midfield star opted instead for a £67m move to Barcelona – and City now have plenty of places in his place.

And the Premier League champions appear unlikely to punish a move for Sterling in January, even if his contract has expired.

Guardiola and Co remain hopeful the 26-year-old will sign a new contract to replace a contract that currently has just over 18 months left.

Yesterday, Barca debuted Samba Boys legend Alves, who returned to action for the second time.

The right-back last played for Sao Paulo.

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