The boss of Nice, Jean-Pierre Riviere, told about the broken transfer of midfielder Jean-Michael Seri to Barcelona.

This summer, Seri was in the list of transfer goals of the Catalans, but at the last moment the "blue-garnet" changed his mind to acquire a football player.

Details of the canceled transfer in the air of Canal + were reported by Jean-Pierre Riviere:.

"The clubs already agreed on the amount of the Seri transfer - 40 million euros, but at the last moment everything changed," said the president of Nice.

"Before the closing of the transfer window, I was informed that I received a call from Barcelona. President of the Catalans Josep Bartomeu slightly embarrassed said that they do not need Seri ".

"This transfer almost took place, because I'm sorry Seri. He was very close to the transition of his dream, but at one point everything collapsed, "said Riviere.

In this season, Seri marked 1 assists in 2 games.