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Wissam Ben Yedder Says Barcelona Have Been Pursuing Him Since Last Summer

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Monaco striker Wissam Ben Yedder has said Barcelona have been interested in signing him since last summer.

The Frenchman enjoyed the best season of his career to date in 2018-19, netting 18 goals and providing nine assists for Sevilla in La Liga, and also scoring eight times in eight UEFA Europa League appearances.

In August of last year, he signed for Monaco in a €40 million (£37.1 million) deal after being strongly linked with Manchester United:

However, he has now said that Barca were also in for him and inquired about signing him again in January, per Onze Mondial (h/t Goal's James Westwood):

"For starters, these are things that could have happened long before.