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Young talent Illaix Moriba from the "Barcelona" academy should leave the club this summer. It is announced that "RB Leipzig" is close to acquiring this 18-year-old midfielder from "Barcelona". An agreement has already been reached due to personal conditions, now it remains for the clubs to agree on the price of the talent. Last season, I. Moriba played 15 matches in the "La Liga" championship, starting in 4 of them. His talent in Catalonia is highly valued, however, this offseason a lot of controversy arose between "Barcelona" and the young midfielder, resulting in "Barca" threatening I. Moriba that he will not receive any playing time next season and will have to play only for the youth team. The truth is, part of the blame lies with I. Moriba and his agents, as the salary demands of the new contract seemed too high for "Barcelona" and the young midfielder and his agents simply did not want to compromise. As a result, "Barca" decided to sell him or simply not allow him to play for the main team. His price should be around 15-20 million euros. Recently, "Tottenham" also showed active interest in this young talent, but it seems that his career will turn towards Germany.
