Barca And Chivu Allowed To Discuss Personal Terms
Christian Chivu is set to become a Barcelona player within 24 horus, with an agreement between Barca and Roma almost done.
Their latest offer is a staight cash one, very close to the 18 million euros that Roma are demanding at the moment.
Prade spoke about the issue upon his return from Spain, and clearly indicated that he was pleased with Barcelona's offer.
"The Blaugrana offer is interesting," he said. "Roma continue to request 18 million euros for Chivu, ans while we cannot reveal the details for the sake of confidentiality, the offer is very interesting.
"We will now take between 24 and 48 hours to think about it, and then speak again.
"In the meantime, Roma have authorized Barcelona to speak with Chivu and his agent, given the great relations between the two clubs."
That Chivu can now speak with Barcelona is being taken as an indication that an agreement has been reached, at least in principle, and that only some details remain to be ironed out.
Prade refused to speak about Inter, or whether they had in between made an offer that was superior to Barcelona's. It had been suggested that Chivu was more keen to stay on in Italy, but reports today have suggested that to not be the case.