Caparrós: "Barcelona must pay Lenglet's buyout clause or he stays"

There's a new twist in the Clement Lenglet saga. Sevilla's director of football, Joaquin Caparros, has told 'Marca' that his club won't even consider negotiating with Barça and are waiting for them to deposit Lenglet's buyout clause with the league. "Sevilla won't sell Lenglet, that's for sure. By law they can pay his clause but there won't be any negotiations. So either pay his clause or he stays, there's nothing more to say."

Sevilla have spoken to the player and are willing to take him with the team for their preseason campaign. "He's our player, he's undergone a medical and he must train. If it continues this way, he'll need to travel to Benidorm with us for preseason. What's clear is Sevilla don't want to sell him. For that reason we made him an offer because we want him to stay," added Caparros.

Lenglet has told Sevilla that he wants to join Barcelona and has now left it in the hands of the two clubs. Barcelona have tried to reach an amicable agreement with Sevilla, offering more than his buyout clause but in structured instalments. Sevilla want all the money at once because they need the money to sign players themselves.