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THE AGENT IS ALREADY IN BARCELONA

'Summit' of Barça with Jorge Mendes to define the futures of Ansu and Balde

Published:8/02/2023 - 23:10h

Updated:8/02/2023 - 23:10h

The journalist Gerard Romero has confirmed in his 'Jijantes FC' podcast that Jorge Mendes has landed this Wednesday in Barcelona to meet with the culé board with the aim of closing the renewal of Alejandro Balde and dealing with the 'Ansu case'

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Jorge Mendes is in Barcelona. The Portuguese agent atterizó the afternoon of the Wednesday in the city condal, as it confirmed the journalist Gerard Romero in his channel of Twitch, 'Jijantes FC'. The representative has foreseen to gather with the managerial culé to close the renewal of Alejandro Balde and define the situation of an Ansu Fati the one who, in the weeks to come, could convert officially in one of the players transferibles for the summer.

With the side, the aim of the 'summit' is to clear the remaining details to define his new agreement and inscribe him in the first team. LaLiga Has done all the possible to block the new agreements of players like Gavi, Ronald Araújo and Iñaki Crag alleging insufficiency in the margin salarial. In fact, only the mediocentro could update his index card in winter, happening to dress the dorsal '8' this month.

The new agreement of Álex, the one who originally would remain free in the summer of 2024, would extend until June of 2027 with a clause of rescission of 1.000 million euros. It subtracts for defining the wage that will perceive the defender of 19 years from the month of July. What himself is sure is that the operation will not be official until the beginning of the 2023/24, once the Barça attain to resolve his problems with the 'fair play' financial closing a considerable sale.

In 'case Ansu', much more complex

In this sense, the 'summit' with Jorge Mendes has another key point on the table: the future of Ansu Fati. The Barça knows that, to fault of new 'crowbars', will be necessary to sell to one or two players in summer and the one of Bissau aims like one of the possible names in the list of transferibles. In previous days trascended the interest of the Bayern Munich in the '10', the one who will have to improve in the second stretch of the season to try brake his exit or, in his defect, achieve a better agreement.

Ansu Earns near of 3 million net euros to the year and, in the 2022/23, his performance has been underneath of the expected, although it is rescatable the one who have not suffered injuries up to now. Fati Great 6 and 3 assistances in 21 official apparitions (1,127 minutes), but has not attained to ensure the titularity and, even in front of the drop of Ousmane Dembélé, Raphinha seems to have him won the particular duel to eyes of Xavi Hernández. Nevertheless, the Barça will not take decisions to the end of season.

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