Deal on transfer left back Filipe close

Catalan sports paper Sport claims that a deal on the transfer of Deportivo La Coruña left back defender Filipe Luis is close (read more here).

Deportivo reportedly has to sell players because of the bad economic situation of the club, while Barcelona sports director Txiki Begiristian would practically have reached an agreement with the representatives of the Brazilian player. The loan of several Barcelona Atlètic players could make a deal more easy.

Galicia regional newspaper El Ideal Gallego claims that Deportivo is referring to the buyout clause of 20 million euro but would be willing to drop that to 15 million euro if a friendly match and some B team players could be included in the deal. Catalan sports paper El Mundo Deportivo claims that Barcelona has offered a transfer fee of 10 milion euro, while Deportivo is asking 12 million euro. Juventus and Real Madrid would also be interested.

Asked about the rumours linking Filipe Luis with Barcelona, the player's agent Jose Carlos Lages seemed to suggest in an interview with the paper that he could put pressure on Deportivo: "If Barça is interested, they should act as fast as possible because Deportivo needs money. If it's true that Barcelona are offering 10 million euro for Filipe Luis, we'll talk to Deportivo so they accept the bid because that's a lot of money and you cannot reject that.

Before we can talk with Barça, they should first reach an agreement with Deportivo. If they have a deal, I have everything ready to immediately travel from Brazil to Spain. No one, Filipe Luis or any other player, can say no to Barça. Who wouldn't like to play there? It would be a very important chance for him to make progress."

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