Report: Spurs-linked forward could be made available for free next month
Barcelona could look to offload Memphis Depay on a free transfer next month as they look to balance their finances, according to ESPN.
Depay is out of contract at the Nou Camp at the end of the season and Barcelona could expedite his exit during January by allowing him to leave for nothing in an attempt to get him off the wage bill.
The former Manchester United forward had previously accepted a 30 per cent wage reduction during the summer in a bid to play his part in helping the Catalan giants to comply with a salary cap (Goal).
The Daily Mail reported earlier this month that Tottenham Hotspur have already been offered the chance to sign the 28-year-old, however, a deal was considered to be unlikely at that stage.
Depay had seen his season prior to the World Cup interrupted by injury and had only made three appearances for Barcelona in all competitions, however, he did feature in every match that Holland played in Qatar before being eliminated by Argentina (transfermarkt).
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Whether Tottenham’s opinion will change if Depay becomes a free agent remains to be seen, Fabio Paratici has a track record during his time at Juventus for moving for players on a free with the likes of Fernando Llorente, Kingsley Coman, Sami Khedira and Dani Alves, Emre Can, Aaron Ramsey and Adrien Rabiot all having arrived in Turin for no fee while Paratici was overseeing matters.
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