Barcelona, Real Madrid midfield target could cost around €25 million – report

Kees Smit is rapidly changing into probably the most sought-after younger midfielders in Europe, having impressed with AZ Alkmaar and the Netherlands youth nationwide groups.

The 19-year-old starlet, just lately in comparison with Barcelona midfield maestro Pedri by Ronald Koeman, occurs to be on the radars of the Blaugrana.

In the meantime, Actual Madrid are additionally very a lot within the younger Dutchman, whereas different golf equipment from throughout Europe are additionally monitoring his improvement.

Smit to price a bit of over €25 million

Now, in line with a report from Sky Sport (h/t AS), AZ Alkmaar are ready to let Smit go away in the summertime switch window subsequent yr.

Moreover, it’s claimed that the Dutch giants will ask for a switch charge of a bit of over €25 million for the teenage prospect – a sum that shouldn’t be a problem for any of the events, together with Barcelona.

Nevertheless, whether or not the reigning La Liga champions see the signing of a brand new midfielder as a precedence stays the large query.

For now, the main target is on signing a top-level centre-forward to interchange Robert Lewandowski, who’s out of contract on the finish of the season.

Past that, Hansi Flick & co. can even search for a centre-back to fill the void left by Inigo Martinez’s sudden departure earlier this yr.

So, whether or not the signing of a brand new midfielder, resembling Smit, is on the Catalans’ agenda is a query mark, particularly with Flick having the likes of Pedri, Marc Casado, Frenkie de Jong, Gavi, and Marc Bernal at his disposal already.

However in case Barcelona determine to go after the teenage Dutchman in 2026, a deal will take a sum of round €25 million.