Franck Kessie was expecting to be able to begin his new adventure with Barcelona by now, but he is currently stuck on stand-by.
La Gazzetta dello Sport report how Kessie said his goodbyes to his Milan team-mates and to the fans during that title-winning day against Sassuolo and in the parade afterwards. He bid farewell with an emotional message on social media during which is was all but confirmed that the Ivorian would not renew his contract with Milan.
He agreed a contract with Barcelona which is no secret – a four-year deal worth €7m net per season plus bonuses which is not much more than what Milan had put on the plate – but is still unclear is when the transfer will be made official.
Barcelona are struggling with one of the worst economic crises in their history and they do not yet have the green light to register and announce new players. They will be able to do so when there is some more revenue from the sale of TV rights and merchandising, which will probably take place by the end of the month.
Meanwhile Kessie is on vacation, in limbo regarding his future and waiting for the green light to begin his new adventure, all while Milan look to find his replacement which will not be easy.
