WILL BARÇA BE ABLE TO SIGN A LEFT SIDEWARD?
Barça is evaluating signing a left-back who 'puts pressure' on Balde to react
Published:10/01/2024 - 20:35h
Updated:10/01/2024 - 20:41h
Alejandro Balde is considered in Barcelona as the main candidate to occupy the left-back position at the club. However, his level has shown some instability recently, which has generated concern at Barça. It seems that they will take action on this
The FC Barcelona will have to begin to work in his left side if it wants to strengthen it for the next seasons. In this campaign, have begun to notice some doubts in Alejandro Balde, the one who presaged that it could have his big course of takeoff, after consolidating like the side title of the Catalan club in the period 2022/2023, in which it snatched him the square to the historical Jordi Alba and contested 44 meetings, totalizando a so much and seven assistances.
Nevertheless, the Hispanic-dominican has confronted difficulties recently, as in spite of having participated already in 23 clashes (1617 minutes of game) has added several suplencias and these seem to answer to technical decisions. In fact, when Xavi opted for giving him rest and employ to Joãor Cancel, the Portuguese practically exposed the falencias of Balde, having flawless performances by this side.
However, the left side has had to go back to exert his functions, independently of if it has recovered his level or if it is in way to do it, by a reason: the alternatives that were in his position, that is to say, Marcos Alonso and Joãor Cancel, both are lesionados. In fact, the Madrilenian already has gone through the operating theatre and does not expect that it return in a time. The Portuguese, by his part, neither can exert the paper of left side daily, since this would generate again a need that the FC Barcelona has not been able to cover from the game of Dani Alves, that is the one to achieve a right side of hierarchy.
The Barça would want to look for him 'competition' to Alejandro Balde
That would leave to the Catalan picture, for now, with Alejandro Balde like headline and without a variant of hierarchy, apart from Héctor Fort like a temporary solution and Gerard Martín of the Barça Atlètic like an alternative to value in case in case of need. Under this premise, as it informs SPORT, ofsde the club have very clear that has to reinforce the left side, a task in which they neither can take too much.
From the club exists worry by the performance of '3' Barcelona, his taking of decisions in the last metres and understand that it needs a side that compete of real way so that it recover his level. Although Xavi Hernández has given him 'touch' to call his attention, seems that it has not had the effect wished, by what the signing of a side that compete seem to be the last measure of the FC Barcelona to motivate a reaction of the player.
