Last month, Mundo Deportivo journalist Miguel Rico explained how Barcelona failed to sign Fabián Ruiz on numerous occasions before he left Real Betis for Napoli in 2018.
On September 27th, we carried a report from the same newspaper, who explained the La Liga winners never ‘lost sight’ of the 23-year-old and he remains a transfer ‘objective’ for them in 2020.
Barca technical secretary Eric Abidal even travelled to Italy to watch the midfielder in action.
AS on Tuesday once again claims the Catalan club have maintained their interest in the Serie A star and further explains the Blaugrana are still keeping an eye on the player. However, he is no longer a priority for Ernesto Valverde’s side.
That’s because Barcelona’s priorities are finding a replacement for two of their current players – centre-back Samuel Umtiti and striker Luis Suárez.
Sport reported on Monday that PSV Eindhoven’s Donyell Malen is included on Abidal’s small list of striker targets and the belief is the Dutch side would be willing to sell the player.
