Barcelona are still trying to find a way of bringing Pjanic to the club. The option of selling did not work and it seems like selling Semedo is not good enough either. But not all is lost. They could sell a good player who has not get a place in the team: Philippe Coutinho.
Barca want Pjanic, but cannot afford his signing because of the huge amount of money Inter are asking for Lautaro. They are looking for a way to do a swap deal with Juventus. Right now, the footballer who is most likely to be sold in an exchange deal is Coutinho.
The Brazilian, currently on loan at a Bayern Munich he will not continue at, cannot get into the Barcelona side. That is despite Setien seemingly obsessed with trying to find a place for him in the future. 'AS' says that even though he seems headed for a move to the Premier League, his future could lie in Italy again.
It seems like in these moments, Barcelona's negotiations in Serie A have stalled. Inter Milan have pointed to Lautaro's 111 million euro buyout clause and Arthur's refusal to leave has meant Pjanic is still at Juve.
Maybe Coutinho could be the breakthrough for Barcelona when it comes to signing Pjanic, That would give them some more money to sign Lautaro while others say he could be used in a swap deal with Lautaro.