{"id":14057,"date":"2023-02-20T00:04:31","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T00:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/20\/barcelona-consider-surprise-move-for-former-real-madrid-star-in-the-summer-reports\/"},"modified":"2023-02-20T00:04:31","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T00:04:31","slug":"barcelona-consider-surprise-move-for-former-real-madrid-star-in-the-summer-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/20\/barcelona-consider-surprise-move-for-former-real-madrid-star-in-the-summer-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona consider surprise move for former Real Madrid star in the summer &#8211; Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"article-content\" class=\"keeda_widget\" data-postid=\"3862774\" data-slug-id=\"1406506\">\n<p>According to Tuttomercatoweb, Barcelona are eyeing a move for former Real Madrid superstar Angel Di Maria this summer. Di Maria currently plays for Serie A giants Juventus. However, Juve was recently handed a 15-point ban after being found guilty in the <em>Plusvalenza <\/em>case.<\/p>\n<p>The Old Lady looks set to miss out on European football next season. Hence, the situation might force several big names out of the club, including Di Maria.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentine attacker made a move to Turin from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the 2022 summer transfer window. He has since made 19 appearances for the club, scoring three goals and providing six assists.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/football\/twitter\">\n<div class=\"tweet-outer-container\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container\">\n<div class=\"tweet-images-container images-count-1\">\n<div class=\"tweet-image-summary\" style=\"padding-bottom: 125%;\"><noscript><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"544\" height=\"680\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/02\/0415d-16768325426773-1920.jpg\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/02\/0415d-16768325426773-1920.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20544%20680%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FootballM0ment\/status\/1623641715554013184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Tweet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"app-tweet-blockquote\"><p>Barcelona are looking to sign \u00c1ngel Di Mar\u00eda from Juventus in the summer, per Fichajes \ud83d\udc40\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2PHtyYvhnM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/2PHtyYvhnM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Barcelona, meanwhile, already have the likes of Ousmane Dembele and Raphinha in their ranks. However, they lack any real back-up options as neither Ferran Torres nor Ansu Fati have satisfied the Camp Nou faithful with their recent showings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/angel-di-maria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Di Maria<\/a>, a FIFA World Cup and Copa America winner, would be a massive addition to Xavi&#8217;s team. He also has extensive experience in Spanish football with Barca&#8217;s arch-rivals Real Madrid. Di Maria played 190 games across competitions for Los Blancos during his time in the Spanish capital, scoring 36 goals and providing 85 assists.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Real Madrid are now within five points of league leaders Barcelona<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"Real Madrid v FC Barcelona - Super Copa de Espa&amp;ntilde;a\" src=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/02\/c2b50-16768321851905-1920.jpg\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/02\/c2b50-16768321851905-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Real Madrid v FC Barcelona - Super Copa de Espa&amp;ntilde;a\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/02\/c2b50-16768321851905-1920.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201279%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Real Madrid v FC Barcelona &#8211; Super Copa de Espa\u00f1a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/real-madrid-cf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Real Madrid<\/a> moved to within five points of league leaders Barcelona with their win against Osasuna. Fede Valverde and Marco Asensio were the goalscorers for Carlo Ancelotti&#8217;s team.<\/p>\n<p>Los Blancos currently have 51 points from 22 games and are trailing Barca by five points with a game in hand.<\/p>\n<p>Youngster Alvaro Rodriguez impressed with his performance against Osasuna. He earned Ancelotti&#8217;s plaudits as a result. Speaking after the match, the Italian manager said (via Los Blancos&#8217; official website):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHe\u2019s a player with so many attributes: he\u2019s tall, formidable in the air, he moves the ball well\u2026 He can offer us something like he did today. It\u2019s not easy for a young lad to come through at Real Madrid and stay focused on the game.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;He made the difference in ten minutes because he got two assists, one for Vini Jr. and one for Asensio. I\u2019m certain he\u2019ll help us out this season. I have to speak to Ra\u00fal about his future but he\u2019s a player we are going to use.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Barca, meanwhile, will take the field later tonight as Xavi&#8217;s side face Cadiz in a home La Liga game. 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