Serie A giants Juventus have been deducted 10 points from the league due to alleged "financial fraud", a blow that has disqualified them from next season's Europa League and given many of the team's core players the idea of leaving. Among them, Argentine star Di Maria has shown strong reluctance to extend his contract with Juventus, and he is likely to leave on a free agency this summer.
Di Maria, who won the last World Cup for Argentina, will be out of contract at the end of June. It has been revealed that the 35-year-old winger decided not to renew his contract with Juventus as he did not want to waste any more time considering his age and wanted to join a team capable of playing in the Europa League.
FC Barcelona are interested in inviting Di Maria to join them, the player known as "Angel" is no stranger to La Liga having played for Real Madrid between 2010 and 2014. With Barcelona planning to sign Lionel Messi, the two Argentine national team striker partners are expected to reunite in Barcelona.
Meanwhile, the situation is different for midfielder Riando Pereira di Balotelli, who also helped Argentina win the World Cup. He is currently on loan and Juventus are ready to return him to Paris Saint-Germain FC due to his lackluster performances.
