Tottenham Hotspur and Everton target Sandro Ramirez released by Barcelona
- The 20-year-old was eyed up by Tottenham in the summer and January
- Everton, Crystal Palace and Swansea City all made enquiries over transfer
- Barcelona decided to release Sandro Ramirez to let him develop
- Technical director Robert Fernandez revealed they had let option expire
Barcelona have released 20-year-old forward Sandro Ramirez who attracted attention from Tottenham last summer and in January.
Sandro made 24 appearances this season to help Barcelona win the double and the club had an option to offer the player a new deal.
Technical director Robert Fernandez though did not want to stand in the way of his development.
Sandro Ramirez has been released by Barcelona but he could interest four different Premier League sides
Technical director Robert Fernandez said the club released him as they did not want to hinder his development
'Last summer Sandro had an offer to leave,' Fernandez told Barca TV.
'We evaluated at that time the situation we had as we could not sign players [due to a FIFA ban] and he made an effort to stay with us. We are very thankful for that.
'But there was a date, May 1, that we could have extended his contract another year, but after the way he has behaved, we believed it was better to open the door for him to explore other opportunities.'
Everton, Crystal Palace and Swansea also made enquiries last year.
Mauricio Pochettino was interested in bringing Sandro Ramirez to the club last summer and in January
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