Barcelona confirms contact with Rabio and denies agreement

"In both cases, communications were held with the sports officials of Paris Saint-Germain to show Barcelona's interest in Adrian Rabio," said the club's top scorer.

The club pointed out that it did not violate any of the laws governing transfers between clubs, denying "the existence of any agreement of any kind whatsoever with Adrian Rabio", which has already refused to extend his contract with his club, which ends later in the season.

In the meantime, SG will have two options: Rabio sold for free at the January transfer counter, or his free start after the end of the season.

"He always wants to work in the greatest transparency, whether with Paris Saint-Germain or any other club," the Catalan club said in a statement.

"We can not confirm anything, we are not talking about players badociated with their clubs," said a spokesman for the club at Agence France Presse on December 19th. .

Veronique Rabio, the agent of his son, confirmed the same day the decision of the midfielder to leave the club in which he had grown up.

"We have the right to speak to any club before January 1st (the beginning of the winter transfer period) and I will not talk to any club before that date," said Véronique Rabio.

Henrique Henrique, the Santier coach, had earlier said Rabio would leave the French champions at the end of the season after the termination of his contract, adding that the club had decided to end his talks with the club. player in which he had grown up.

Henrique reportedly said "do not rule out" the departure of Rabio during the winter.