Julian Draxler trains with Paris Saint-Germain football team
Barcelona lost Neymar to PSG over the summer with the Ligue 1 giants paying a huge £200million to prise the Brazilian away from La Liga.
But if Barcelona hoped they would strike up a good transfer relationship with Unai Emery’s side, they were sorely mistaken.
Both Di Maria and Draxler were wanted by the Catalan side this summer yet, despite also signing Kylian Mbappe from Monaco, PSG refused to let them go.
But Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo says both players will be allowed to depart in the New Year.
Barcelona News: PSG could part with Angel Di Maria and Julian Draxler in the New Year
Di Maria was the one Barcelona wanted most.
Club talisman Lionel Messi himself was supposedly desperate for his fellow Argentinean to sign on.
But the club failed to sign him with PSG resisting the temptation to cash in.
It was a similar story with Draxler too.
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Barcelona News: PSG star Angel Di Maria will be allowed to depart in January
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Barcelona News: Barca also tried to sign PSG star Julian Draxler
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The Germany international was reportedly desperate to seal a move to Barcelona as Neymar’s replacement.
Both Manchester clubs - as well as Arsenal and Liverpool - were heavily tipped to sign him.
But PSG again managed to keep him despite the wing wizard no longer being a guaranteed starter.
Mundo Deportivo say Emery’s side have no choice but to let the two players go in order to comply with Financial Fair Play regulations.