Barca rejected Guedes before his arrival at Benfica

Gonçalo Guedes has become a new Benfica player and will play on loan. The Portuguese player bid farewell to Wolves in order to return to his homeland in the middle of the 2022-23 season.

For several months, the former Valencia player had been rumoured to join Barcelona after knowing that Depay will play at Atletico.

Nevertheless, according to 'Sport', Xavi's side finally rejected his signing due to financial reasons.

The same media outlet reports that Mateu Alemany and Jordi Cruyff ended up rejecting Gonçalo Guedes' signing despite their interest in the striker. In addition, the board felt that his profile did not fit the position vacated by Memphis Depay.