Manchester City and Barcelona are chasing Las Palmas youngster Alberto Moleiro in the summer window.
Having joined the Spanish club’s youth system in 2018, the attacking midfielder has climbed through their ranks and made it to the senior team last year.
He made 35 league appearances last term, managing three goals and an assist in the process. The 19-year-old’s displays have caught the attention of both Manchester City and the La Liga giants.
Mundo Deportivo claim the Blaugrana and their Spanish counterpart have agreed a fixed fee of €8-10m, but there is great distance between the two clubs over variables.
Las Palmas president Miguel Ángel Ramírez made a trip to Barcelona and held talks with the Catalan club on Monday. This meeting ‘ended badly’ as the ‘differences are abysmal’.
Miguel Ángel Ramírez arrived with an intention of closing the operation, but in the end, he ‘left angry’.
According to the report, Las Palmas’ demands for variables are currently off the market.
This has stopped the operation, but no one rules out a move for the teenager to the Camp Nou.
Manchester City are interested, but Moleiro favours Barca over Pep Guardiola’s side and is ready to wait for the Catalan club.
Mundo explain the good relationship between the presidents of the two Spanish clubs can be the key to ‘unravelling the operation’.
If Manchester City want to sign Moleiro, they will have to find a way to convince the player and then overcome competition from Barcelona.
