While so many transfer rumours never come to pass, is there any type with a lower hit rate than a mooted swap deal? Even then, can you think of many where both clubs were satisfied with their end of the trade?
Exhibit A: Manchester United and Arsenal exchanging Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alexis Sanchez. Two good teams, two excellent players and two failed moves. If that’s the best example, perhaps swaps are best left alone.
But a deal of this nature involving Liverpool and Barcelona has recently been reported in Spain. Memphis Depay and Roberto Firmino are both in the final year of their current contracts and it has been claimed that each could join the other’s club to take the next step in their career.
