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The outgoing fees would be amortised over the length of the players' contracts.Barca's need to bring in cash before the end of the month is particularly high. "The deal once again proves the board's absolute priority is to balance the books by letting key players go. Juventus are increasingly confident of signing Barcelona's Arthur Melo, with Miralem Pjanic moving in the other direction.

All rights reserved. Breaking news headlines about Miralem Pjanic, linking to 1,000s of sources around the world, on NewsNow: the one-stop shop for breaking news News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.However, the £40million Bosnian midfielder is believed to have shunned offers from Stamford Bridge and Paris Saint Germain, according to Barcelona and Juventus are currently bartering over transfer costs for the wantaway Serie A star.And Juve have rejected the Nou Camp club’s offer of Arthur Melo as part of a deal.The Italian giants understand it could be hard to keep hold of Pjanic and want to get as high a price as possible from a potential sale.Pjanic, whose contract ends in 2023, has regularly started for Juventus since joining the side from Roma for £28.8million in 2016.The Bosnian international has netted three times and set up four goals in 32 appearances so far this season.Pjanic, 32, is determined to seal a dream move to Barcelona having missed the chance to do so at least three times in the past.However, Juventus’s £40million price tag could potentially derail his hopes with the Covid-19 crisis putting a dent in Barcelona’s budget.Footballers playing for the La Liga giants are reported to have taken hefty pay cuts to help other staff at the club.Barcelona also aim to seal a deal for their top summer transfer Lautaro Martinez.The Inter Milan striker is reported to have a whopping £99million release clause in his contract.It’s believed funds for Barcelona’s Martinez bid could be raised if the club sells injury-prone Ousmane Dembele.The France international, who joined in 2017 in a staggering £135million deal, has struggled to make an impression. ESPN revealed in May But with Juve coach Maurizio Sarri keen to make him the centrepiece of his midfield and Barca open to selling most of their first-team squad for the right price -- with the exception of Pjanic, who is seven years Arthur's senior, has been a Barca target in the past. Here are the latest stories coming out of Stamford Bridge, including big news in the transfer market.

Sports fans can return to stadiums next month as lockdown measures ease further Valencia 'put ENTIRE squad up for sale except Gaya' in desperate bid for cash City line up £40m bid for Spurs star Harry Winks with Jose willing to sell Ronaldo 'offered to Barcelona in shock transfer to link up with Messi' Arsenal transfer news LIVE - Latest updates from the Emirates©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. The transfer helps Barca meet their target of a further 70 million euros in revenues Barcelona have reached an agreement to sell Brazil midfielder Arthur Melo to Juventus for a fee of 72 million euros ($80.98 million) and signed Bosnian Miralem Pjanic from the Italian champions for 60 million, the La Liga side said on Monday. Sport, as per Football Italia , claim the Serie A giants have reportedly agreed to pay Barcelona €25m (£22.3m) plus Pjanic and Mattia De Sciglio for right-back Nelson Semedo. FC Barcelona have reportedly reached an agreement with Juventus over a shock swap deal that would see midfield star Miralem Pjanic and another player join the Spanish giants.It is claimed that Portugal right-back Nelson Semedo will head to Turin, with Bosnian star Pjanic and Italian fullback Mattia De Sciglio going the other way to join the Catalan club.While Pjanic has been a first-team regular at Juventus since his arrival from Roma in 2016, De Sciglio considered as more of a back-up defender, despite the promise he showed early in his career.The deal will also reportedly include a cash sum of £22 million (R493 million) going to Barcelona, with the LaLiga giants desperate to raise funds to make a move for Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez.Pjanic, 30, has represented Juve on 167 occasions in four years, while De Sciglio, 27, has played 60 times for the Turin club's first-team since joining from AC Milan in 2017.Despite his lack of game time under manager Maurizio Sarri, the right-back has been capped 39 times for Italy, and Pjanic 92 times for Bosnia-Herzegovina.Semedo has been in and out of the Blaugrana's starting XI since joining from Benfica three years ago, but has been in arguably his best form for the club this season, assisting five goals in 29 matches across all competitions.4th Floor, 125 Buitengracht Street, Cape Town, 8001Copyright © Soccer Laduma, 2020.