Atletico Madrid angry with Barcelona target for refusing to listen to Premier League offers

Yannick Carrasco is very much likely to be on his way out of Atletico Madrid in the summer, amidst interest from FC Barcelona.

The 29-year-old has been on the Blaugrana’s radar since the January transfer window but Atletico refused to sanction an exit during the winter. However, the two clubs came to an agreement over a €15 million buy option for Barça in the summer.

And, according to the latest update from SPORT, Barcelona intend on exercising the buy option for Carrasco in the summer, although they plan on negotiating a lower fee with the Rojiblancos for the Belgian international.

Atletico Madrid, for their part, are said to be angry with Carrasco as he is refusing to listen to offers from Premier League clubs, who are willing to pay more than Barcelona for his services.

Carrasco’s contract with the Colchoneros expires in the summer and as things stand, all signs point towards him leaving this summer.

It has been previously reported that the winger has been frustrated by the club not living up to the promise of offering him an improved contract.

Furthermore, Carrasco’s agent, Pini Zahavi, has a very good relationship with Barcelona and had already admitted in January that the former AS Monaco prodigy is looking forward to making the jump to Catalonia.

Fabrizio Romano reported back in February that Premier League clubs like Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur were also keeping tabs on Carrasco ahead of the summer transfer window.

If there is serious interest from those clubs, they would be in a position to outspend Barcelona, meaning more cash in Atletico Madrid’s coffers.

However, the winger is refusing to listen to any other offers at this point even though there is a risk that a move to Barcelona may not materialise at all if their Financial Fair Play problems persist.